Table 1 Prevalence (%) of the body mass index (BMI) status of children in Bonaire in 2008 and 2015
From: Stabilization of the obesity epidemic and increasing thinness in children in Caribbean Bonaire
Boys | Girls | All | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | BMI status | 2008 | 2015 | 2008 | 2015 | 2008 | 2015 |
% | % | % | % | % | % | ||
4-11 years | Thinness | 11.4 | 16.3 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 10.5 | 15.1 |
Normal weight | 66.8 | 62.2 | 59.7 | 60.8 | 63.4 | 61.5 | |
Overweight | 12.4 | 12.5 | 18.2 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 14.0 | |
Obesity | 5.8 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 5.9 | |
Morbid obesity | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
N = 678 | N = 793 | N = 643 | N = 768 | N = 1330 | N = 1561 | ||
12-14 years | Thinness | 8.0 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 11.1 | 7.0 | 9.7 |
Normal weight | 61.8 | 63.2 | 60.4 | 55.9 | 61.1 | 59.5 | |
Overweight | 19.5 | 18.8 | 19.5 | 20.4 | 19.5 | 19.6 | |
Obesity | 7.3 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 7.5 | 9.2 | 7.7 | |
Morbid obesity | 3.4 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
N = 262 | N = 277 | N = 293 | N = 279 | N = 555 | N = 556 | ||
Total | 100 N = 949 | 100 N = 1070 | 100 N = 936 | 100 N = 1047 | 100 N = 1885 | 100 N = 2117 | |