Table 1 Sample sizes, median and quartile of height and BMI between obese and control groups in the 1996 and 2006 surveys
Boys | Girls | |||||||||
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Age (years) | n | Height in cm (M ± Q) | BMI in kg/m2 (M ± Q) | n | Height in cm (M ± Q) | BMI in kg/m2 (M ± Q) | ||||
Obese | Control | Obese | Control | Obese | Control | Obese | Control | |||
Survey 1996 | ||||||||||
3–3.9 | 76 | 103.3 ± 7.8 | 102.1 ± 7.1 | 20.91 ± 2.07 | 15.27 ± 2.55 | 52 | 104.0 ± 6.7 | 102.0 ± 7.2 | 20.29 ± 1.99 | 16.24 ± 1.35 |
4–4.9 | 182 | 111.5 ± 6.1 | 109.0 ± 6.0 | 20.45 ± 1.83 | 15.30 ± 1.57 | 106 | 109.2 ± 5.1 | 108.3 ± 4.0 | 20.26 ± 1.41 | 14.86 ± 1.80 |
5–5.9 | 434 | 117.5 ± 6.6 | 116.1 ± 6.6 | 20.79 ± 2.37 | 15.07 ± 1.58 | 232 | 116.0 ± 6.3 | 115.0 ± 5.8 | 20.32 ± 1.85 | 14.89 ± 1.71 |
6–6.9 | 542 | 123.0 ± 5.8 | 122.0 ± 6.0 | 21.31 ± 2.08 | 15.17 ± 1.53 | 220 | 122.5 ± 6.2 | 121.5 ± 6.1 | 21.35 ± 1.57 | 14.91 ± 1.83 |
Survey 2006 | ||||||||||
3–3.9 | 177 | 105.2 ± 4.4 | 104.5 ± 6.6 | 20.33 ± 2.17 | 15.93 ± 1.18 | 113 | 103.4 ± 5.1 | 101.4 ± 6.1 | 20.32 ± 1.52 | 15.34 ± 1.30 |
4–4.9 | 490 | 112.7 ± 6.5 | 111.0 ± 5.6 | 20.50 ± 1.92 | 15.35 ± 1.38 | 278 | 111.5 ± 6.5 | 109.3 ± 6.1 | 20.14 ± 1.28 | 15.15 ± 1.40 |
5–5.9 | 918 | 119.0 ± 6.8 | 117.4 ± 5.6 | 20.59 ± 1.80 | 15.37 ± 1.43 | 379 | 117.5 ± 7.3 | 116.5 ± 6.9 | 20.22 ± 1.86 | 15.14 ± 1.54 |
6–6.9 | 705 | 124.6 ± 6.1 | 123.5 ± 5.8 | 21.40 ± 2.24 | 15.47 ± 1.59 | 238 | 123.5 ± 7.5 | 122.1 ± 5.2 | 20.79 ± 1.38 | 14.96 ± 1.41 |