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Table 2 The proportion with overweight/obesity in seventh grade by sex

From: Changes in overweight/obesity and central obesity status from preadolescence to adolescence: a longitudinal study among schoolchildren in Japan

 

Boys

Girls

P valuea

Total participants in fourth grade

n = 720

n = 716

 

 Non-overweight/obesity in seventh grade

638 (88.6)

637 (89.0)

0.831

 Overweight/obesity in seventh grade

82 (11.4)

79 (11.0)

Non-overweight/obesity participants in fourth grade

n = 595

n = 629

 

 Non-overweight/obesity in seventh grade

582 (97.8)

605 (96.2)

0.096

 Overweight/obesity in seventh grade

13 (2.2)

24 (3.8)

Overweight/obesity participants in fourth grade

n = 125

n = 87

 

 Non-overweight/obesity in seventh grade

56 (44.8)

32 (36.8)

0.244

 Overweight/obesity in seventh grade

69 (55.2)

55 (63.2)

  1. aChi-square test