Table 2 Anthropometric parameters and prevalence of overweight and obesity of 2098 Hong Kong Chinese adolescents stratified by age and sex.
Overweight | Obesity | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Height, cm | Weight, kg | BMI, kg/m2 | IOTF | COTF | CDC | IOTF | COTF | CDC | HKGS | |
Boys (n = 973): | ||||||||||
Age, years | ||||||||||
12 (n = 97) | 154.4 ± 9.3 | 47.0 ± 11.4 | 19.5 ± 3.6 | 23.7 | 30.9 | 30.9 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 8.2 | 25.8 |
13 (n = 161) | 158.7 ± 8.9 | 50.9 ± 13.9 | 20.0 ± 4.2 | 20.5 | 27.3 | 28.0 | 6.8 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 27.3 |
14 (n = 147) | 165.3 ± 7.6 | 55.7 ± 14.1 | 20.2 ± 4.4 | 15.0 | 19.7 | 19.0 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 19.7 |
15 (n = 189) | 168.3 ± 5.6 | 56.7 ± 11.4 | 20.0 ± 4.4 | 12.2 | 17.5 | 14.3 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 13.8 |
16 (n = 185) | 170.2 ± 5.9 | 59.7 ± 11.1 | 20.0 ± 3.5 | 9.2 | 15.1 | 10.8 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 14.6 |
17 (n = 96) | 171.3 ± 5.5 | 62.0 ± 10.8 | 21.1 ± 3.4 | 9.4 | 15.6 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 14.6 |
18 (n = 98) | 172.0 ± 5.6 | 61.3 ± 11.1 | 20.7 ± 3.3 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 11.2 |
Girls (n = 1104): | ||||||||||
Age, years | ||||||||||
12 (n = 57) | 152.8 ± 5.0 | 43.7 ± 8.1 | 18.7 ± 3.1 | 17.5 | 15.8 | 17.5 | 0 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 15.8 |
13 (n = 138) | 155.7 ± 6.3 | 46.7 ± 9.5 | 19.2 ± 3.3 | 9.4 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 16.7 |
14 (n = 156) | 157.3 ± 4.7 | 48.1 ± 8.6 | 19.4 ± 3.3 | 8.3 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 13.5 |
15 (n = 186) | 158.5 ± 5.5 | 50.8 ± 9.6 | 20.2 ± 3.5 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 17.2 |
16 (n = 283) | 158.6 ± 5.1 | 50.0 ± 8.4 | 19.8 ± 3.0 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 12.0 |
17 (n = 109) | 157.8 ± 4.9 | 49.7 ± 8.6 | 19.9 ± 3.2 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 11.9 |
18 (n = 175) | 158.8 ± 5.0 | 49.5 ± 7.4 | 19.6 ± 2.8 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 12.0 |