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Table 3 Differences in nutritional status among adolescents living in urban and rural areas

From: Differences in nutritional status and level of physical activity among adolescents living in urban and rural areas of Montenegro - national study

 

Male

Female

Urban

Rural

Overall

Chi

Urban

Rural

Overall

Chi

n

%

n

%

n

%

p

n

%

n

%

n

%

p

BMI

              

Underweight

11

2.2

6

3

17

2.4

0.930

15

2.7

5

2.0

20

2.5

0.301

Normal

360

72.7

147

73.1

507

72.8

458

83.1

207

80.9

665

82.4

Overweight

74

14.9

28

13.9

102

14.7

65

11.8

32

12.5

97

12.0

Obese

50

10.1

20

10.0

70

10.1

13

2.4

12

4.7

25

3.1

WHtR

              

Normal

421

85.1

171

85.1

592

85.1

0.994

496

90.0

222

86.7

718

89.0

0.164

Obese

74

14.9

30

14.9

104

14.9

55

10.0

34

13.3

89

11.0

Body Fat

              

Underweight

79

16.0

42

20.9

121

17.4

0.442

11

2.0

13

5.1

24

3.0

0.053

Normal

292

59.0

112

55.7

404

58.0

461

83.7

198

77.3

659

81.7

Overweight

50

10.1

21

10.4

71

10.2

44

8.0

28

10.9

72

8.9

Obese

74

14.9

26

12.9

100

14.4

35

6.4

17

6.6

52

6.4

  1. Legend: BMI - Body Mass Index; WHtR - Waist to height ratio; Chi - Chi-squared test; p - significant value