Skip to main content

Table 2 Anthropometric characteristics of children and youth categorized as overweight/obese (OW/OB) and severely obese (SO)

From: Characterizing severe obesity in children and youth referred for weight management

 

OW/OB

SO

p-value

Age (y)

12.8 ± 2.8

12.3 ± 2.9

0.07

 

(n = 184)

(n = 161)

 

Height (cm)

155.9 ± 13.0

157.9 ± 14.5

0.2

 

(n = 184)

(n = 161)

 

Weight (kg)

71.2 ± 19.8

94.4 ± 29.3

<0.001

 

(n = 184)

(n = 161)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

28.7 ± 4.1

36.9 ± 6.7

<0.001

 

(n = 184)

(n = 161)

 

BMI Percentile

97.1 ± 2.3

99.5 ± 0.2

<0.001

 

(n = 184)

(n = 161)

 

BMI Z-Score

2.0 ± 0.3

2.6 ± 0.2

<0.001

 

(n = 184)

(n = 161)

 

Waist Circumference (cm)

88.0 ± 11.0

104.6 ± 15.6

<0.001

 

(n = 184)

(n = 153)

 
  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. BMI (body mass index).
  2. Note: Sample sizes vary variable-to-variable because of an incomplete dataset.
Back to article page