Table 2 Weight categories
From: Relationship between obesity and health-related quality of life in children aged 7–8 years
Male (n = 93) | Female (n = 89) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | M ± SD | n (%) | M ± SD | |
Age (years) | 7.8 ± 0.3 | 7.6 ± 0.3 | ||
Age group | ||||
6.5 years | 0 (0%) | 0 | 1 (1.1%) | 6.70 |
7 years | 3 (3.2%) | 7.21 ± 0.02 | 9 (10.1%) | 7.19 ± 0.05 |
7.5 years | 37 (39.8%) | 7.54 ± 0.15 | 43 (48.3%) | 7.48 ± 0.14 |
8 years | 53 (57%) | 7.95 ± 0.13 | 36 (40.4%) | 7.99 ± 0.15 |
BMI-weight category (kg/m2) | ||||
Underweight and normal weight | 73 (78.5%) | 15.90 ± 1.16 | 71 (79.8%) | 15.82 ± 1.34 |
Overweight | 16 (17.2%) | 19.67 ± 0.80 | 10 (11.2%) | 19.15 ± 0.74 |
Obesity | 4 (4.3%) | 22.65 ± 1.17 | 8 (9%) | 22.72 ± 1.56 |
BFP-weight category (%) | ||||
NR | 5 (5.4%) | 3.00 ± 0.00 | 5 (5.6%) | 8.40 ± 2.39 |
Low | 2 (2.2%) | 8.95 ± 0.64 | 9 (10.1%) | 13.93 ± 0.80 |
Mid | 65 (69.9%) | 17.63 ± 3.86 | 59 (66.3%) | 21.61 ± 4.35 |
Upper | 12 (12.9%) | 27.52 ± 2.13 | 9 (10.1%) | 32.62 ± 1.77 |
Obese | 9 (9.7%) | 35.24 ± 3.54 | 7 (7.9%) | 38.36 ± 2.22 |