Table 2 Prevalence of nutritional status categories by sex and period according to school location

1996–2000

GIRLS

Thinness

5.4 (4.6–6.2)

5.3 (3.9–7.1)

6.2 (5.6–6.8) ^#

5.9 (5.4–6.3) ^#

Normal weight

70.7 (69.1–72.3) ^#

74.8 (71.7–77.7)*

73.1 (72.0–74.2)* ^#

72.5 (71.6–73.4) ^#

Overweight

16.6 (15.3–17.9)

14.8 (12.5–17.4)

15.8 (14.9–16.7) ^#

15.9 (15.2–16.7) ^#

Obesity

7.3 (6.4–8.2) ^#

5.0 (3.6–6.7)*

4.9 (4.4–5.5)*

5.7 (5.2–6.1) ^#

n = 3156

n = 822

n = 6206

n = 10,184

1996–2000

BOYS

Thinness

6.5 (5.6–7.5)

5.6 (4.2–7.3)

7.1 (6.4–7.7)

6.8 (6.3–7.3)

Normal weight

73.6 (72–75.2)

76.5 (73.6–79.2)

74.8 (73.7–75.9)

74.6 (73.8–75.5)

Overweight

15.2 (13.9–16.6)

14.5 (12.2–16.9)

13.9 (13–14.7)

14.3 (13.6–15)

Obesity

4.6 (3.9–5.4)

3.4 (2.3–4.9)

4.2 (3.7–4.8)

4.3 (3.9–4.7)

n = 2859

n = 898

n = 6283

n = 10,040

2010–2015

GIRLS

Thinness

5 (4.1–5.9)

6.2 (4.7–8.1)

3.8 (3.1–4.7) ^&

4.7 (4.1–5.3) ^&

Normal weight

64.1 (62.2–66)^&

65.2 (61.8–68.4) ^&

66.6 (64.7–68.6) ^&

65.3 (64.1–66.6) ^{& #}

Overweight

18.1 (16.6–19.7)

18.4 (15.8–21.2) ^&

18.6 (17–20.2) ^&

18.4 (17.4–19.4) ^&

Obesity

12.7 (11.4–14.1) ^{& #}

10.2 (8.2–12.4)* ^&

10.9 (9.6–12.2)* ^&

11.6 (10.8–12.5) ^{& #}

n = 2415

n = 836

n = 2312

n = 5563

2010–2015

BOYS

Thinness

5.3 (4.4–6.3) ^&

4.5 (3.2–6.2)

4.2 (3.4–5.2) ^&

4.7 (4.2–5.3) ^&

Normal weight

66.3 (64.3–68.3) ^&

68.7 (65.4–71.9) ^&

68.7 (66.7–70.7) ^&

67.7 (66.4–68.9) ^&

Overweight

18.5 (17–20.2) ^&

18 (15.4–20.9) ^&

17.1 (15.5–18.7) ^&

17.8 (16.8–18.9) ^&

Obesity

9.8 (8.6–11.1) ^&

8.8 (6.9–10.9) ^&

10.0 (8.7–11.3) ^&

9.7 (8.9–10.6) ^&

n = 2253

n = 799

n = 2175

n = 5227