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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population and subgroups classified as overweight (obesity included) according to BMI, WC or both (n = 7703)

From: Moderate agreement between body mass index and measures of waist circumference in the identification of overweight among 5-year-old children; the ‘Be active, eat right’ study

 

Boys

 
 

Total (n = 3895)

Overweight BMI and WC (n = 168)

Overweight BMI only (n = 104)

Overweight WC only (n = 109)

Not-overweight BMI and WC (n = 3514)

p-value

Mean age, years (SD)

5.8 (0.4)

5.8 (0.4)

5.7 (0.5)

5.7 (0.4)

5.8 (0.4)

0.026a

Mean height, cm (SD)

117.8 (5.5)

122.1 (5.6)

117.8 (5.9)

121.5 (5.2)

117.5 (5.4)

0.000b

Mean weight, kg (SD)

21.6 (3.1)

28.9 (3.9)

25.3 (2.8)

24.5 (2.4)

21.0 (2.5)

0.000c

Mean BMI, kg/(m)2 (SD)

15.5 (1.4)

19.3 (1.5)

18.1 (0.9)

16.5 (0.7)

15.2 (1.0)

0.000d

Mean WC, cm (SD)

53.4 (3.7)

63.3 (4.3)

55.9 (2.2)

59.8 (1.5)

52.6 (2.8)

0.000d

Non-Dutch ethnicity, n (%)

568 (14.6)

44 (26.2)

30 (28.8)

16 (14.7)

478 (13.6)

0.000e

Parental educational level low, n (%)

845 (21.7)

60 (35.7)

33 (31.7)

25 (22.9)

727 (20.7)

0.000f

Overweight according to clinical judgment of healthcare professional, n (%)

259 (6.6)

148 (88.1)

69 (66.3)

18 (16.5)

24 (0.7)

0.000d

 

Girls

 
 

Total (n = 3808)

Overweight BMI and WC (n = 258)

Overweight BMI only (n = 183)

Overweight WC only (n = 128)

Not-overweight BMI and WC (n = 3239)

p -value

Mean age, years (SD)

5.7 (0.4)*

5.8 (0.4)

5.7 (0.4)

5.8 (0.4)

5.7 (0.4)

0.751

Mean height, cm (SD)

117.0 (5.6)**

120.8 (5.7)

117.7 (5.5)

120.5 (5.2)

116.5 (5.5)

0.000g

Mean weight, kg (SD)

21.3 (3.4)**

27.9 (3.6)

24.9 (2.5)

23.8 (2.5)

20.5 (2.5)

0.000h

Mean BMI, kg/(m)2 (SD)

15.5 (1.6)

19.0 (1.5)

17.9 (0.8)

16.3 (0.9)

15.0 (1.1)

0.000d

Mean WC, cm (SD)

53.2 (4.1)*

62.4 (4.0)

55.7 (1.8)

59.9 (1.8)

52.1 (2.8)

0.000d

Non-Dutch ethnicity, n (%)

586 (15.4)

57 (22.1)

33 (18.0)

24 (18.8)

472 (14.6)

0.005i

Parental educational level low, n (%)

842 (22.1)

91 (35.3)

54 (29.5)

30 (23.4)

667 (20.6)

0.000j

Overweight according to clinical judgment of healthcare professional, n (%)

387 (10.2)**

233 (90.3)

113 (61.7)

16 (12.5)

25 (0.8)

0.000d

  1. BMI = body mass index; WC = waist circumference.
  2. * p < 0.05 for difference between boys and girls.
  3. ** p < 0.001 for difference between boys and girls.
  4. Post-Hoc Tests (Tukey HSD for continuous determinants and cross-tabulation (2x2) for dichotomous determinants):
  5. A = difference between ‘overweight BMI and WC’ and ‘BMI only’.
  6. B = difference between ‘overweight BMI and WC’ and ‘WC only’.
  7. C = difference between ‘overweight BMI and WC’ and ‘not-overweight BMI and WC’.
  8. D = difference between ‘BMI only’ and ‘WC only’.
  9. E = difference between ‘BMI only’ and ‘not-overweight BMI and WC’.
  10. F = difference between ‘WC only’ and ‘not-overweight BMI and WC’.
  11. a p < 0.05 for A and C.
  12. b p < 0.001 for A, C, D and F.
  13. c p < 0.001 for A, B, C, E, and F.
  14. d p < 0.001 for A, B, C, D, E and F.
  15. e p < 0.05 for B and D, p < 0.001 for C and E.
  16. f p < 0.05 for B, D and F, p < 0.01 for E, p < 0.001 for C .
  17. g p < 0.05 for E, p < 0.001 for A, C, D, and F.
  18. h p < 0.01 for D, p < 0.001 for A, B, C, E and F.
  19. i p < 0.01 for C.
  20. j p < 0.05 for E, p < 0.001 for C.
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