Table 1 |
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Age and gender specific BMI of students with completed dietary questionnaires (n = 1764) |
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Age (yr) |
n |
Mean ±SD for BMI |
85th Percentile for BMI |
Overweight cases |
|
|
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|
Boys |
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|
7.5-8.4 |
18 |
15.58 ± 1.78 |
17.50 |
4 |
|
8.5-9.4 |
34 |
17.36 ± 1.64 |
19.30 |
13 |
|
9.5-10.4 |
47 |
16.67 ± 1.73 |
17.90 |
8 |
|
10.5-11.4 |
72 |
17.65 ± 2.77 |
20.26 |
11 |
|
11.5-12.4 |
88 |
18.19 ± 2.62 |
20.34 |
14 |
|
12.5-13.4 |
107 |
18.65 ± 3.07 |
22.00 |
17 |
|
13.5-14.4 |
121 |
19.58 ± 3.92 |
22.20 |
19 |
|
14.5-15.4 |
125 |
20.01 ± 3.03 |
22.30 |
19 |
|
15.5-16.4 |
127 |
20.64 ± 2.24 |
22.80 |
20 |
|
16.5-17.4 |
99 |
21.72 ± 3.22 |
24.50 |
19 |
|
17.5-18.4 |
41 |
21.74 ± 2.82 |
23.70 |
7 |
|
Girls |
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|
7.5-8.4 |
24 |
15.66 ± 1.45 |
16.90 |
4 |
|
8.5-9.4 |
49 |
16.88 ± 2.53 |
18.70 |
8 |
|
9.5-10.4 |
44 |
16.68 ± 1.93 |
18.98 |
7 |
|
10.5-11.4 |
74 |
17.92 ± 2.86 |
20.60 |
15 |
|
11.5-12.4 |
100 |
17.85 ± 2.50 |
19.96 |
16 |
|
12.5-13.4 |
83 |
18.82 ± 2.88 |
21.30 |
13 |
|
13.5-14.4 |
115 |
19.95 ± 3.51 |
22.40 |
18 |
|
14.5-15.4 |
154 |
20.36 ± 3.10 |
23.30 |
35 |
|
15.5-16.4 |
128 |
20.75 ± 3.23 |
23.00 |
32 |
|
16.5-17.4 |
86 |
20.83 ± 2.54 |
23.24 |
23 |
|
17.5-18.4 |
28 |
21.65 ± 4.69 |
22.00 |
5 |
|
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Matthews et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:71 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-71 |
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