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Table 3 The Prevalence of OW/OB

From: Associations between socioeconomic status and risk of obesity and overweight among Chinese children and adolescents

 

non-OW/OB

OW/OB

P

n

%

n

%

 

Total

2127

77.5

619

22.5

< 0.001

Sex

 Boy

893

70.2

379

29.8

< 0.001

 Girl

1234

83.7

240

16.3

Grade groups

 Primary school

255

63.9

144

36.1

< 0.001

 Junior middle school

1418

80.3

347

19.7

 High school

454

78.0

128

22.0

  1. OW means Overweight, OB means Obesity
  2. P values: Differences between non-OW/OB and OW/OB
  3. Primary school: 9–11 years old
  4. Junior middle school: 12–14 years old
  5. High school: 15–17 years old
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