Table 3 Characteristics of the subgroups classified as overweight (obesity included) according to BMI, WHtR or both (n = 7703)
Boys (n = 3895) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overweight BMI and WHtR (n = 168) | Overweight BMI only (n = 104) | Overweight WHtR only (n = 224) | Not-overweight BMI and WHtR (n = 3399) | p-value | |
Mean age, years (SD) | 5.8 (0.5) | 5.8 (0.4) | 5.5 (0.4) | 5.8 (0.4) | 0.000a |
Mean height, cm (SD) | 119.8 (6.3) | 121.6 (5.6) | 113.3 (4.8) | 117.9 (5.3) | 0.000b |
Mean weight, kg (SD) | 27.9 (4.4) | 27.0 (2.9) | 21.0 (2.4) | 21.1 (2.6) | 0.000c |
Mean BMI, kg/(m)2 (SD) | 19.3 (1.5) | 18.2 (0.9) | 16.3 (0.8) | 15.2 (1.0) | 0.000d |
Mean WC, cm (SD) | 62.6 (5.0) | 57.1 (2.9) | 56.7 (2.7) | 52.6 (2.8) | 0.000e |
Non-Dutch ethnicity, n (%) | 56 (33.3) | 18 (17.3) | 39 (17.4) | 455 (13.4) | 0.000f |
Parental educational level low, n (%) | 57 (33.9) | 36 (34.6) | 48 (21.4) | 704 (20.7) | 0.000c |
Overweight according to clinical judgment of healthcare professional, n (%) | 144 (85.7) | 73 (70.2) | 17 (7.6) | 25 (0.7) | 0.000g |
Girls (n = 3808) | |||||
Overweight BMI and WHtR (n = 216) | Overweight BMI only (n = 225) | Overweight WHtR only (n = 169) | Not-overweight BMI and WHtR (n = 3198) | p -value | |
Mean age, years (SD) | 5.7 (0.4) | 5.8 (0.4) | 5.6 (0.4) | 5.7 (0.4) | 0.001h |
Mean height, cm (SD) | 118.2 (5.6) | 120.8 (5.7) | 112.9 (5.6) | 116.9 (5.4) | 0.000i |
Mean weight, kg (SD) | 26.8 (3.9) | 26.5 (3.2) | 20.7 (2.7) | 20.6 (2.6) | 0.000c |
Mean BMI, kg/(m)2 (SD) | 19.1 (1.6) | 18.1 (0.8) | 16.1 (0.9) | 15.0 (1.1) | 0.000d |
Mean WC, cm (SD) | 62.4 (4.6) | 57.0 (2.7) | 57.3 (3.1) | 52.1 (2.9) | 0.000e |
Non-Dutch ethnicity, n (%) | 50 (23.1) | 40 (17.8) | 31 (18.3) | 465 (14.5) | 0.003j |
Parental educational level low, n (%) | 74 (34.3) | 71 (31.6) | 40 (23.7) | 657 (20.5) | 0.000k |
Overweight according to clinical judgment of healthcare professional, n (%) | 197 (91.2) | 149 (66.2) | 14 (8.3) | 27 (0.8) | 0.000d |