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Table 4 Prevalence of obesity according to residence (Athens vs. Thessaloniki vs. other cities vs. villages)

From: Prevalence and geographic variation of abdominal obesity in 7- and 9-year-old children in Greece; World Health Organization Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative 2010

Boys 7 years-old

 

Athens

(n = 222)

Thessaloniki

(n = 211)

Other cities

(n = 299)

Villages

(n = 549)

p

BMI (kg/m2)

17.7 ± 2.8

17.8 ± 2.9

18.0 ± 2.9

17.9 ± 2.8

0.619

W (cm)

61.1 ± 8.0

60.1 ± 8.1

61.2 ± 8.2

60.7 ± 8.0

0.458

Overweight/obese (%)(IOTF)

24.3/13.1

21.4/15.2

23.5/15.8

28.4/14.6

0.427

Overweight or obese (%)(IOTF)

37.4

36.7

39.3

43.0

0.295

Overweight/obese (%)(WHO)

23.4/24.3

23.8/22.9

25.5/26.2

24.4/27.3

0.827

Overweight or obese (%)(WHO)

47.7

46.7

51.7

51.7

0.502

Abdominal obesity (%)

27.9

20.5

25.1

25.9

0.321

Girls 7 years-old

 

Athens

(n = 237)

Thessaloniki

(n = 239)

Other cities

(n = 270)

Villages

(n = 505)

p

BMI (kg/m2)

17.8 ± 2.9

17.7 ± 2.7

17.9 ± 2.7

17.9 ± 2.9

0.774

W (cm)

60.2 ± 8.7

58.9 ± 7.5

60.9 ± 8.1

60.2 ± 7.9

0.069

Overweight/obese (%)(IOTF)

21.6/15.7

26.4/13.8

27.1/15.2

27.0/14.5

0.794

Overweight or obese (%)(IOTF)

37.3

40.2

42.4

41.6

0.652

Overweight/obese (%)(WHO)

23.2/18.6

30.3/17.6

24.4/22.6

27.4/19.4

0.457

Overweight or obese (%)(WHO)

41.8

47.9

47.0

46.8

0.513

Abdominal obesity (%)

27.4

19.7

30.4

24.2

0.035

Boys 9 years-old

 

Athens

(n = 187)

Thessaloniki

(n = 325)

Other cities

(n = 184)

Villages

(n = 580)

p

BMI (kg/m2)

19.7 ± 3.9

19.4 ± 3.4

19.9 ± 3.7

19.7 ± 3.5

0.303

W (cm)

68.9 ± 11.4

65.5 ± 10.5

67.1 ± 11.8

67.4 ± 10.2

0.004

Overweight/obese (%)(IOTF)

27.3/16.0

32.6/12.3

31.1/16.4

31.3/15.5

0.723

Overweight or obese (%)(IOTF)

43.3

44.9

47.5

46.8

0.797

Overweight/obese (%)(WHO)

25.1/31.0

23.1/29.8

30.6/32.8

26.6/32.6

0.339

Overweight or obese (%)(WHO)

56.1

52.9

63.4

59.1

0.105

Abdominal obesity (%)

39.6

27.7

34.8

34.0

0.042

Girls 9 years-old

 

Athens

(n = 240)

Thessaloniki

(n = 346)

Other cities

(n = 203)

Villages

(n = 635)

p

BMI (kg/m2)

19.4 ± 3.7

19.2 ± 3.5

19.4 ± 3.6

19.3 ± 3.6

0.896

W (cm)

67.3 ± 10.6

63.8 ± 9.6

65.3 ± 9.8

65.3 ± 10.1

0.001

Overweight/obese (%)(IOTF)

31.1/14.7

31.3/11.0

27.6/16.3

25.2/16.3

0.161

Overweight or obese (%)(IOTF)

45.8

42.3

43.8

41.5

0.691

Overweight/obese (%)(WHO)

28.3/24.2

30.7/20.0

26.1/23.6

29.7/20.7

0.802

Overweight or obese (%)(WHO)

52.5

50.7

49.8

50.3

0.936

Abdominal obesity (%)

36.7

21.7

29.6

28.2

0.001

  1. BMI body mass index, W waist circumference, IOTF overweight and obesity defined according to the International Obesity Task Force, WHO overweight and obesity defined according to the World Health Organization
  2. Significant differences: Athens vs. Thessaloniki: p = 0.002
  3. Significant differences: Athens vs. Thessaloniki: p <0.001
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