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Table 2 Mean and SD values for age and anthropometric characteristics and prevalence of overweight and obesity in young university students

From: Changes in abdominal obesity in Chilean university students stratified by body mass index

Variables

 

Males

Females

Years

n

X

SD

n

X

SD

Age (years)

2007

373

21.0

1.8

314

20.5

1.6

2010

252

20.8

1.8

328

20.6

1.7

2013

153

20.9

2.2

178

20.7

2.0

Total

778

20.9

1.9

820

20.6

1.7

Weight (kg)

2007

373

72.4

11.3

314

59.6

8.5

2010

252

72.5

10.5

328

60.1

10.5

2013

153

74.5

12.6ab

178

62

10.5ab

Total

778

72.9

11.3

820

60.3

9.8

Height (cm)

2007

373

172.7

6.7

314

161.1

6.0

2010

252

174.4

5.8

328

161.7

6.0

2013

153

173.6

6.4

178

161.1

5.7

Total

778

173.4

6.4

820

161.3

5.9

Waist Circumference (cm)

2007

373

83.9

9.2

314

76.0

7.7

2010

252

83.8

7.9

328

75.8

9.1

2013

153

89.4

10.0ab

178

83.4

10.5ab

Total

778

84.6

9.3

820

77.6

9.4

BMI (kg/m2)

2007

373

24,3

3,2

314

22,9

2,9

2010

252

23,8

3

328

23

3,5

2013

153

24.6

3.8

178

23.9

3.6

Total

778

24.2

3.3

820

23.1

3.3

   

Overweight

Obesity

 

Overweight

Obesity

Prevalence BMI (BMI categories)

2007

373

96 (25.7 %)

19 (5.1 %)

314

57 (18.2 %)

7 (2.2 %)

2010

252

66 (26.2 %)

15 (6.0 %)

328

42 (12.8 %)

19 (5.8 %)

2013

153

49 (32.0 %)

14 (9.2 %)

178

38 (21.3 %)

16 (9.0 %)

Total

778

211 (27.1 %)

48 (6.2 %)

820

137 (16.7 %)

42 (5.1 %)

  1. X means, SD Standard deviation, BMI Body mass index
  2. asignificant difference in relation to 2007 (p < 0.05); bsignificant difference in relation to 2010 (p < 0.05)