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Table 1 Prevalence for boys and girls

From: Prevalence and associated factors of overweight and obesity among schoolchildren in Hanoi, Vietnam

Proportions of boys and girls in each morphological category (based on BMI measurements)

 

Underweight

% (n)

Normal

% (n)

Overweight

% (n)

Obesity

% (n)

Total

(n)

Boys (n = 380)

3.9% (15)

44.7% (170)

18.9% (72)

32.4% (123)

380

Girls (n = 441)

4.3% (19)

72.6% (320)

15.4% (68)

7.7% (34)

441

Total

4.1% (34)

59.7% (490)

17.1% (140)

19.1% (157)

821

  1. P <  0.001; chi square = 91.555
  2. Boys/girls presenting overweight or obesity: OR: 3.503 (95% CI: 2.60–4.73)