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Table 3 Magnitude (%) of rate change of obesity, overweight, normal weight and thinness between periods

From: Excess weight and thinness over two decades (1996–2015) and spatial distribution in children from Jujuy, Argentina

NUTRITIONAL STATUS

SCHOOL LOCATION

TOTAL

CENTER

NORTH

SOUTH

GIRLS

Thinness

−7.4

17.0

−38.7

−20.3

Normal weight

−9.3

−12.8

−8.9

− 9.9

Overweight

9.0

24.3

17.7

15.7

Obesity

74.0

104

122.4

103.5

BOYS

Thinness

−18.5

−19.6

−40.8

−30.9

Normal weight

−9.9

−10.2

−8.2

−9.2

Overweight

21.7

24.1

23.0

24.5

Obesity

113.0

158.8

138.1

125.6

TOTAL

Thinness

−13.5

−3.1

−38.8

−25.5

Normal weight

−9.6

−11.5

−8.6

−9.6

Overweight

14.9

24.4

20.6

19.7

Obesity

89.2

128.7

127.7

115.3

  1. *The magnitude of rate change was expressed like the percentage of change in the prevalence in relation to the first period