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Table 2 Comparison of agreement for categorizing weight categories between 1) CDC and WHO 2) IOTF and WHO and 3) CDC and IOTF

From: Obesity prevalence estimates in a Canadian regional population of preschool children using variant growth references

1.

 

WHO

 

CDC

 

Normal

Overweight

Obese

Total

 

Normal

634

26

0

660

 

Overweight

8

188

0

196

 

Obese

1

53

116

170

 

Total

643

267

116

1026

% agreement: 91%, kappa statistic: .84, p < .001

2.

 

WHO

 

IOTF

 

Normal

Overweight

Obese

Total

 

Normal

643

111

0

754

 

Overweight

0

156

31

187

 

Obese

0

0

85

85

 

Total

643

267

116

1026

% agreement: 86%, kappa statistic: .71, p < .001

3.

 

IOTF

 

CDC

 

Normal

Overweight

Obese

Total

 

Normal

659

1

0

660

 

Overweight

91

105

0

196

 

Obese

4

81

85

170

 

Total

754

187

85

1026

% agreement: 83%, kappa statistic: .64, p < .001

  1. WHO: The World Health Organization, IOTF: The International Obesity Task Force, CDC: The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, p < .05 significant