Table 2 Prevalence of overweight and obesity overall and according to gender, in the longitudinal sample 1 (n = 678) and cross sectional samples 2 (total n = 3052)
From: Age and time effects on children’s lifestyle and overweight in Sweden
Girls | Boys | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Measurement year | 2008 | 2010 | 2013 | 2008 | 2010 | 2013 | 2008 | 2010 | 2013 | Time x gender interaction p-value | Time x SEP interaction p-value |
Weight classification | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | ||
Longitudinal sample (n) | (326) | (326) | (352) | (352) | (678) | (684) | |||||
Overweight | 12.0 | 11.7 | - | 15.3 | 15.1 | - | 13.7 | 13.4 | - | 0.96 | 0.47 |
Obesity | 2.5 | 2.1 | - | 2.8 | 2.0 | - | 2.7 | 2.1 | - | 0.58 | 0.92 |
Cross-sectional sample (n) | (406) | (565) | (549) | (427) | (520) | (585) | (833) | (1085) | (1134) | ||
Overweight | 13.8 | 19.5 | 20.93 | 16.2 | 14.8 | 13.3 | 15.0 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 0.004 | 0.44 |
Obesity | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.23 | 0.27 |