Table 3 Prevalence of 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 | 20.3 [19.0–21.6] | 12.3 [11.4–13.4] | 8.0 | 15.2 [14.3–16.1] | 11.7 [11.0–12.4] | 3.5 |
Rural | 11.3 [10.5–12.1] | 6.3 [5.7–6.9] | 5.0 | 8.5 [7.9–9.2] | 6.3 [5.8–6.9] | 2.2 |
School type | ||||||
Public | 13.5 [12.7–14.3] | 7.7 [7.2–8.3] | 5.8 | 10.2 [9.6–10.9] | 7.7 [7.2–8.2] | 2.5 |
Private | 26.7 [25.5–28.0] | 17.4 [16.2–18.5] | 9.3 | 20.1 [19.1–21.2] | 15.7 [14.7–16.6] | 4.4 |
Child age in years | ||||||
6.0 to 6.9 | 16.9 [15.8–17.9] | 10.1 [9.3–10.8] | 6.8 | 12.8 [11.9–13.7] | 10.4 [9.6–112.4] | 2.4 |
7.0 to 7.9 | 15.9 [14.4–17.4] | 9.4 [8.4–10.5] | 6.5 | 12.0 [10.9–13.2] | 9.0 [8.2–10.0] | 3.0 |
8.0 to 8.9 | 11.5 [9.9–13.3] | 6.1 [5.0–7.4] | 5.4 | 7.9 [6.8–9.2] | 5.2 [4.4–6.1] | 2.7 |
9.0 to 9.9 | 10.8 [9.2–12.5] | 5.5 [4.4–6.9] | 5.3 | 5.2 [3.9–7.0] | 2.9 [2.0–4.1] | 2.3 |