Research Article

Double Burden of Malnutrition: Examining the Growth Profile and Coexistence of Undernutrition, Overweight, and Obesity among School-Aged Children and Adolescents in Urban and Rural Counties in Henan Province, China

Table 3

Means in weight (kg) and multiple comparisons for mean differences for boys and girls among four regions of residence, stratified by age group.

Age groups (yr)Big cityaSmall-medium citybOrdinary rural areacPoor rural areadFPPabPacPadPbcPbdPcd
Mean (95% CI)Mean (95% CI)Mean (95% CI)Mean (95% CI)

Boys
 6–826.74 (24.86–28.62)26.91 (25.17–28.65)23.80 (22.96–24.65)25.10 (24.17–26.04)6.169<0.00011.0000.0050.5210.0040.3910.449
 9–1136.97 (34.48–39.45)37.62 (35.41–39.84)32.95 (31.72–34.18)31.74 (30.26–33.22)9.898<0.00011.0000.0200.003<0.0001<0.00011.000
 12–1451.57 (48.21–54.93)48.04 (45.66–50.42)45.74 (44.39–47.10)43.95 (42.29–45.60)7.253<0.00010.2880.002<0.00010.4190.0330.915
 15–1862.38 (58.78–65.98)61.07 (58.29–63.85)57.70 (56.45–58.96)58.79 (57.46–60.13)4.2010.0061.0000.0270.2540.0450.6381.000
Girls
 6–823.60 (22.15–25.05)25.03 (23.86–26.19)22.33 (21.79–22.87)24.45 (22.32–26.58)5.3940.0010.7370.5741.0000.0031.0000.040
 9–1135.88 (33.79–37.97)36.18 (34.18–38.18)31.91 (30.99–32.83)32.20 (30.77–33.64)9.587<0.00011.0000.0030.033<0.00010.0041.000
 12–1447.32 (45.25–49.38)46.02 (44.11–47.93)44.38 (43.10–45.67)43.27 (41.92–44.61)3.5910.0141.0000.1320.0230.8070.1511.000
 15–1853.23 (50.09–56.38)53.93 (51.76–56.11)50.05 (49.15–50.96)50.58 (49.14–52.01)5.7720.0011.00000.1030.3770.0010.0251.000

Note. ; . Post hoc multiple comparisons were conducted. Bonferroni adjustment was used for post hoc multiple comparisons. Pab shows value for the test of the mean difference between big city and small-medium city; Pac shows value for the test of the mean difference between big city and ordinary rural; Pad shows value for the test of the mean difference between big city and poor rural; Pbc shows value for the test of the mean difference between small-medium city and ordinary rural; Pbd shows value for the test of the mean difference between small-medium city and poor rural; Pcd shows value for the test of the mean difference between ordinary rural and poor rural.