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Table 3 Percentage of students indicating weight screening location1 is appropriate, by weight status category2 (% yes (n)).

From: Comfort and utility of school-based weight screening: the student perspective

  

Males

Females

 

Overall3 Both genders

n = 784

%(n)

Overall

n = 409

%(n)

Healthy Weight

n = 260

%(n)

At-risk for overweight

n = 64

%(n)

Overweight

n = 85

%(n)

P for trend4

Overall

n = 375 %(n)

Healthy Weight

n = 244

%(n)

At-risk for overweight

n = 69

%(n)

Overweight

n = 62

%(n)

P for trend

Physical Education Class

21.8(182)

27.4 (118)

30.8 (78)

24.2 (15)

19.0(16)

0.027

16.1 (64)

17.2 (42)

20.3 (14)

9.7(6)

0.282

School Nurse's Office

14.7(120)

14.1 (61)

16.6(42)

9.7(6)

11.8(10)

0.211

14.9 (59)

17.6(43)

10.1(7)

11.3(7)

0.116

Doctor's Office

66.2(553)

62.0 (268)

64.4(163)

54.8(34)

63.5(54)

0.841

71.6 (285)

72.7(178)

65.2(45)

72.6(45)

0.660

At Home

23.1(191)

23.6 (102)

26.9(68)

19.4(12)

20.0(17)

0.175

22.4 (89)

21.6 (53)

30.4(21)

16.1(10)

0.717

Not at all

2.0(19)

3.0 (13)

2.8(7)

-5

-

-

1.5 (6)

-

-

0.0(0)

-

  1. 1 Respondents could select more than one location.
  2. 2 Weight status definitions based on CDC 2000 Growth Reference (16): Healthy weight = 5th to 85th percentile BMI; At-risk for overweight = 85th to 95th percentile BMI; Overweight = ≥95th percentile BMI.
  3. 3 Sample sizes vary slightly due to missing data.
  4. 4Significance testing based on chi-square test for linear trend.
  5. 5 Frequency and sample size not reported due to confidentiality of subjects (n < 5).