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Table 2 Measured (objective) prevalence of overweight, obesity and excess weight overall using the IOTF definition, by age group, sex and SES variables in 2011–2012 and 2015–2016

From: Stabilization and reversal of child obesity in Andalusia using objective anthropometric measures by socioeconomic status

  

2011

 

2015

 

P value

  

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

n

 

Total

 

Excess weight

33.4 (30.3–36.7)

317

27.5 (24.7–30.4)

267

0.006

  

Overweight

24.6 (21.9–27.6)

233

21.3 (18.7–24.0)

207

0.078

  

Obese

8.9 (7.0–10.5)

84

6.2 (4.7–7.7)

60

0.022

Age group (years)

8–10

Excess weight

42.2 (36.6–47.2)

141

32.3 (27.7–37.0)

127

0.01

 

Overweight

27.0 (22.4–32.1)

90

22.9 (19.0–27.2)

90

0.22

 

Obese

15.3 (11.3–19.4)

51

9.4 (6.6–12.3)

37

0.016

11–13

Excess weight

33.2 (28.3–38.4)

113

27.5 (22.8–32.4)

87

0.102

 

Overweight

25.6 (20.9–30.8)

87

22.8 (18.3–27.4)

72

0.396

 

Obese

7.7 (5.0–10.4)

26

4.8 (2.5–7.4)

15

0.099

14–15

Excess weight

23.0 (17.9–27.7)

63

20.2 (15.5–25.4)

53

0.438

 

Overweight

20.4 (16.0–25.2)

56

17.2 (12.5–21.6)

45

0.335

 

Obese

2.6 (0.8–4.7)

7

3.1 (1.2–5.5)

8

0.728

Sex

Boys

Excess weight

34.4 (30.4–38.7)

166

30.3 (26.2–34.3)

145

0.182

 

Overweight

26.1 (22.2–30.2)

126

23.0 (19.4–26.8)

110

0.269

 

Obese

8.3 (5.9–10.9)

40

7.3 (5.0–9.8)

35

0.58

Girls

Excess weight

32.5 (28.1–36.7)

151

24.8 (20.7–28.4)

122

0.009

 

Overweight

23.0 (18.9–26.8)

107

19.7 (16.2–23.2)

97

0.209

Obese

9.5 (6.9–12.5)

44

5.1 (3.2–6.9)

25

0.012

Highest Education Level

Primary and compulsory secondary education

Excess weight

34.9 (31.2–38.6)

225

29.6 (26.1–33.4)

176

0.04

Overweight

24.8 (21.7–27.9)

160

21.7 (18.4–25.0)

129

0.158

Obese

10.1 (7.9–12.6)

65

7.9 (5.8–10.1)

47

0.176

Completed Secondary education

Excess weight

33.9 (27.4–40.5)

59

22.5 (17.3–27.8)

50

0.012

Overweight

25.9 (19.3–32.3)

45

19.4 (14.2–24.7)

43

0.134

Obese

8.1 (4.1–13.1)

14

3.2 (0.9–5.7)

7

0.053

Tertiary level

Excess weight

25.4 (17.9–32.8)

33

26.5 (19.7–34.4)

40

0.834

Overweight

21.5 (14.1–28.7)

28

22.5 (16.0–29.3)

34

0.844

Obese

3.9 (0.8–7.6)

5

4.0 (1.3–7.6)

6

0.956

Employment status

Working

Excess weight

32.2 (27.9–36.6)

141

29.3 (24.8–33.2)

136

0.355

Overweight

22.2 (18.3–26.3)

97

22.6 (19.0–26.2)

105

0.869

Obese

10.1 (7.2–12.9)

44

6.7 (4.5–8.9)

31

0.064

Unemployed

Excess weight

35.0 (29.0–40.9)

85

27.2 (21.6–32.9)

77

0.076

Overweight

25.1 (20–30.8)

61

20.1 (15.4–24.8)

57

0.172

Obese

9.9 (6.1–13.9)

24

7.1 (4.2–10.2)

20

0.254

Household activities

Excess weight

42.1 (35.6–48.1)

85

33.0 (26.3–39.8)

43

0.046

Overweight

28.3 (22.9–34.0)

70

20.7 (15.2–26.8)

37

0.072

Obese

6.1 (3.1–9.1)

15

3.4 (1.1–6.2)

6

0.195

Social class based on the occupation the head of the household

I y II

(Directors and Managers)

Excess weight

29.4 (20.3–39.3)

27

27.1 (18.6–36.1)

26

0.732

Overweight

23.9 (16.1–33.8)

22

21.9 (14.0–31.2)

21

0.74

Obese

5.4 (1.1–11.0)

5

5.2 (1.1–10.2)

5

0.945

IIIa, IIIb, IIIc

(Administration, supervisors, self-employed)

Excess weight

31.3 (25.0–38.7)

51

19.1 (13.0–25.7)

32

0.008

Overweight

23.3 (16.4–30.0)

38

16.7 (10.9–22.3)

28

0.153

Obese

8.0 (4.2–12.6)

13

2.4 (0–5.1)

4

0.022

IVa, IVb

(Skilled technical Workers)

Excess weight

34.4 (29.2–39.5)

113

30.7 (26.3–35.7)

110

0.32

Overweight

23.4 (18.5–28.4)

77

22.1 (17.9–26.1)

79

0.655

Obese

10.9 (7.7–14.6)

36

8.7 (5.8–11.7)

31

0.311

V y VI

(Skilled manual workers + non-skilled workers)

Excess weight

36.2 (29.6–42.7)

77

30.2 (23.8–36.7)

64

0.195

Overweight

25.8 (20.1–32.2)

55

23.1 (17.0–28.8)

49

0.517

 

Obese

10.3 (6.5–14.5)

22

7.1 (3.8–10.7)

15

0.235