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Table 2 Comparison of weight status (not overweight/overweight, obesity included) according to BMI and WC cut-off points (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 (n = 3895)

Girls (n = 3808)

  

BMI

BMI

  

Overweight

Not overweight

Total

Overweight

Not overweight

Total

WC

Overweight

168 (4.3%)

109 (2.8%)

277 (7.1%)

258 (6.8%)

128 (3.4%)

386 (10.1%)

 

Not overweight

104 (2.7%)

3514 (90.2%)

3618 (92.9%)

183 (4.8%)

3239 (85.1%)

3422 (89.9)

 

Total

272 (7.0%)

3623 (93.0%)

3895 (100%)

441 (11.6%)

3367 (88.4%)

3808 (100%)

  1. BMI = body mass index; WC = waist circumference.
  2. Percentages presented are total percentages.
  3. Observed agreement: boys = 0.95; girls = 0.92.
  4. Cohen’s kappa: boys = 0.58 (95% CI; 0.53 – 0.63); girls = 0.58 (95% CI; 0.54 -0.62).
  5. Positive agreement: boys = 0.61; girls = 0.62.
  6. Negative agreement: boys = 0.97; girls = 0.95.
  7. (See Additional file 1 for calculations).