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Table 2 Anthropometric characteristics by sex (N = 285)

From: Childhood obesity in urban Ghana: evidence from a cross-sectional survey of in-school children aged 5–16 years

Characteristic

Male n(%)

Female n(%)

BMI Percentile

  < 5th

7 (4.9)

5 (3.8)

 5th – 85th

75 (52.9)

65 (44.5)

 85th – 95th

33 (23.2)

35 (24.5)

  > 95th

26 (19.0)

39 (27.2)

Total Weight (kg)

141 (100)

144 (100)

 Mean (SD)

34.6 + 10.6

47.8 + 25.0

Height (cm)

 Mean (SD)

135.1 + 19.8

138.3 + 20.7