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Table 1 Clinical parameters and prevalence of overweight and obesity by various diagnostic criteria in 2098 Hong Kong Chinese adolescents.

From: The problem of obesity among adolescents in Hong Kong: a comparison using various diagnostic criteria

 

Total (n = 2098)

Boys (n = 982)

Girls (n = 1116)

p-values comparing boys and girls

Age, years

15.1 ± 1.8

14.9 ± 1.8

15.3 ± 1.8

< 0.001

Height, cm

161.4 ± 8.5

165.8 ± 9.2

157.7 ± 5.5

< 0.001

Weight, kg

52.3 ± 11.5

56.1 ± 13.0

48.9 ± 8.8

< 0.001

BMI, kg/m2

19.9 ± 3.5

20.3 ± 3.8

19.7 ± 3.2

< 0.001

Childhood overweight, %

    

IOTF

9.91

13.54

6.72

< 0.001

COTF

14.06

19.25

9.50

< 0.001

CDC

12.44

17.31

8.15

< 0.001

Childhood obesity, %

    

IOTF

2.76

3.87

1.79

0.004

COTF

4.77

6.01

3.67

0.012

CDC

4.10

6.01

2.42

< 0.001

HKGS

15.87

18.13

13.89

0.008

  1. IOTF, International Obesity Task Force; COTF, China Obesity Task Force; CDC, Center of Disease Control; HKGS, Hong Kong Growth Survey