Table 1 |
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| Overweight prevalence (overweight + obesity) according to age group, in relation to three classification criteria based on body mass index among Brazilian adolescents | |||
| Boys | |||
| Age group | Conde &Monteiro % (95% CI) | IOTF % (95% CI) | WHO % (95% CI) |
| Total (n = 19.002) | 19.3 (18.7-19.8)† | 14.5 (14.0-15.0) | 19.6 (19.0-20.1)† |
| 11-12 (n = 8.121) | 20.9 (20.0-21.8)† | 16.4 (15.6-17.2) | 23.3 (22.4-24.2)*† |
| 13-14 (n = 7.663) | 18.6 (17.7-19.4)†‡ | 13.5 (12.7-14.2) | 18.1 (17.2-18.9)† |
| 15-17 (n = 3.218) | 16.6 (15.3-17.9)†‡ | 12.1 (10.9-13.3) | 14.0 (12.8-15.2)† |
| Girls | |||
| Total (n = 14.726) | 19.9 (19.2-20.5)†‡ | 14.2 (13.6-14.7) | 18.0 (17.4-18.6)† |
| 11-12 (n = 6.982) | 24.2 (23.2-25.2)†‡ | 16.1 (15.2-16.9) | 21.0 (20.0-21.9)† |
| 13-14 (n = 5.456) | 17.1 (16.1-18.1)†‡ | 12.6 (11.7-13.5) | 16.0 (15.0-17.0)† |
| 15-17 (n = 2.288) | 13.3 (11.9-14.8)† | 12.5 (11.2-13.9) | 13.6 (12.2-15.0)† |
| Total (n = 33.728) | 20.6 (20.1-21.0)† | 15.3 (14.9-15.7) | 20.1 (19.7-20.5)† |
* Significant difference in relation to the proportion observed by the Conde & Monteiro classification criteria (p <0.05).
† Significant difference in relation to the proportion observed by the IOTF classification criteria (p <0.05).
‡ Significant difference compared to the proportion observed by the WHO classification criteria (p <0.05).
Pelegrini et al. Nutrition Journal 2013 12:5 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-12-5
