Table 2 Prevalence of combined overweight and obesity of school-aged children based on the WHO and IOTF growth references, in the analytical dataset, El Salvador, 2015/2016
Characteristic | Prevalence (%) [95%CI] | Difference (%) | Prevalence (%) [95%CI] | Difference (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WHO | IOTF | WHO - IOTF | WHO | IOTF | WHO - IOTF | |
Boys | Boys | Girls | Girls | |||
Place of residence | ||||||
Urban | 38.9 [37.4–40.3] | 28.2 [26.7–29.7] | 10.7 | 35.1 [33.8–36.3] | 29.5 [28.4–30.6] | 5.6 |
Rural | 26.6 [25.5–27.8] | 17.6 [16.6–18.6] | 9.0 | 23.6 [22.5–24.7] | 18.7 [17.7–19.8] | 4.9 |
School type | ||||||
Public | 29.9 [28.8–31.1] | 20.3 [19.3–21.3] | 9.6 | 26.8 [25.7–27.8] | 21.7 [20.8–22.7] | 5.1 |
Private | 46.4 [45.0–47.8] | 35.5 [34.1–37.0] | 10.9 | 42.2 [40.8–43.5] | 36.0 [34.6–37.3] | 6.2 |
Child age in years | ||||||
6.0 to 6.9 | 35.5 [34.2–36.8] | 24.6 [23.4–25.8] | 10.9 | 31.5 [30.1–32.8] | 26.2 [25.0–27.5] | 5.3 |
7.0 to 7.9 | 32.6 [30.9–34.5] | 23.0 [21.3–24.8] | 9.6 | 29.6 [27.8–31.4] | 24.3 [22.7–26.0] | 5.3 |
8.0 to 8.9 | 26.6 [24.0–29.4] | 17.3 [15.2–19.6] | 9.3 | 21.4 [19.6–23.6] | 16.9 [15.3–18.6] | 4.5 |
9.0 to 9.9 | 24.5 [22.1–27.0] | 15.8 [13.7–18.2] | 8.7 | 18.7 [16.3–21.3] | 14.1 [11.8–16.9] | 4.6 |