Research Article
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Overweight and Obesity among Primary School Children Aged 7–17 Years in Urban Mbarara, Uganda
Table 2
Prevalence of overweight and obesity by sex.
| | Variable | Sex | | Boys | Girls | Total |
| | Number of children assessed | 195 | 227 | 422 | | Underweight (<5th percentile), (n)% | (19) 10% | (11) 5% | (30) 7% | | Normal BMI (5th–85th percentile) (n)% | (161) 82% | (190) 84% | (351) 83% | | Overweight (≥85th percentile) (n)% | (11) 6% | (21) 9% | (32) 8% | | Obese (≥95th percentile) (n)% | (04)2% | (05)2% | (09)2% | | Overweight and obesity (85th percentile to 100th percentile) (n)% | (15)8% | (26)12% | (41)10% |
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