Table 2 Mean BMI SDS and prevalence of overweight/obesity across quartiles of height SDS
Quartiles of height SDS | N | Mean height (cm) (95% CI) | Mean height SDS (95% CI) | Mean BMI SDS (95% CI) | Prevalence of overweight/obesity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall % (95% CI) | Girls % (95% CI) | Boys % (95% CI) | |||||
1 | 140 | 125.6 (124.1-127.1) | −1.71* (−1.82- -1.60) | −0.08* (−0.14-0.02) | 5.0 (2.4-9.9) | 4.3 (1.5-11.3) | 5.7 (2.3-13.8) |
2 | 141 | 131.1 (129.4-132.8) | −0.43* (−0.47- -0.39) | 0.29* (0.14-0.44) | 19.1 (13.5-26.4) | 16.2 (9.2-26.7) | 21.9 (13.9-32.7) |
3 | 137 | 135.1 (133.3-136.9) | 0.36* (0.32-0.40) | 0.35* (0.22-0.48) | 20.4 (14.6-27.9) | 25.0 (16.2-36.4) | 15.9 (9.1-26.4) |
4 | 139 | 139.1 (137.1-1.41.1) | 1.70* (1.55-1.85) | 0.65* (0.48-0.82) | 33.1 (25.8-41.3) | 31.3 (21.3-43.4) | 34.7 (24.9-45.9) |