Table 3 Prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6–8-year-old Hungarian schoolchildren (based on population estimates)
| IOTF/Colea | WHO 2007b | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overweight | Obesity | Overweight | Obesity | ||
| Total |
6 y % (95% CI) |
11.3 (9.5;13.5) |
8.3 (6.5; 10.4) |
12.6 (10.8; 14.7) |
11.3 (9.3; 13.7) |
|
7 y % (95% CI) |
13 (11.7; 14.5) |
9.5 (8.3; 10.7) |
14.8 (13.5; 16.3) |
13.6 (12.1; 15.2) | |
|
8 y % (95% CI) |
13.4 (11.8; 15.2) |
8.2 (6.9; 9.6) |
15.0 (12.9–17.3) |
13.0 (11.3; 14.9) | |
| Girls |
6 y % (95% CI) |
13.1 (10.5; 16.4) |
8.3 (6.2; 10.8) |
13.3 (10.6; 16.5) |
10.8 (8.5; 13.6) |
|
7 y % (95% CI) |
13.6 (11.6; 15.8) |
10.1 (8.4; 12.0) |
16.4 (14.5; 18.5) |
12.1 (10.3; 14.3) | |
|
8 y % (95% CI) |
13.2 (10.4; 16.5) |
7.4 (5.7; 9.5) |
14.7 (11.7; 18.4) |
9.9 (7.8; 12.4) | |
| Boys |
6 y % (95% CI) |
9.6 (7.4–12.4) |
8.2 (5.8–11.5) |
12.1 (9.6; 15.0) |
11.8 (9.0; 15.3) |
|
7 y % (95% CI) |
12.5 (10.8; 14.5) |
8.9 (7.5; 10.5) |
13.3 (11.3; 15.5) |
15.0 (13.1; 17.2) | |
|
8 y % (95% CI) |
13.6 (11.5–15.9) |
8.9 (7.1–11.3) |
15.3 (12.8; 18.1) |
16.0 (13.4; 19.0) | |
|
Sex difference p-value* | 0.1624 | 0.8957 | 0.2240 | 0.0011 | |