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Table 2 Anthropometric measurements by age and school location of 1989 pupils from Ho Chi Minh City

From: High prevalence of overweight among adolescents in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Characteristics

≤ 11 yrs

12 yrs

13 yrs

≥ 14 yrs

Total

  

( x ¯ ± SD)

( x ¯ ± SD)

( x ¯ ± SD)

( x ¯ ± SD)

 

n

Wealthy districts (n*)

261 (7)

328 (5)

454 (12)

236 (6)

1279 (30)

Less wealthy districts (n*)

122 (5)

200 (12)

204 (8)

184 (6)

710 (31)

Boys (%)

Wealthy districts

50.2

40.2

47.6

48.3

45.8

Less wealthy districts

50.8

47.5

53.9

51.1

50.8

Weight (kg)

Wealthy districts

42 ± 10

46 ± 10

50 ± 10

51 ± 12

47 ± 11

Less wealthy districts

39 ± 9

43 ± 9

46 ± 10

48 ± 9

45 ± 10

Height (cm)

Wealthy districts

146 ± 7

152 ± 7

156 ± 7

158 ± 8

153 ± 8

Less wealthy districts

144 ± 7

151 ± 7

155 ± 7

158 ± 8

153 ± 9

BMI

Wealthy districts

19.5 ± 3.6

19.7 ± 3.2

20.3 ± 3.6

20.0 ± 3.5

19.9 ± 3.5

(kg/m 2 )

Less wealthy districts

18.5 ± 3.4

18.9 ± 3.1

19.2 ± 3.2

19.2 ± 3.0

19.0 ± 3.1

BMI z-score

Wealthy districts

0.56 ± 1.32

0.39 ± 1.16

0.28 ± 1.25

−0.11 ± 1.20

0.30 ± 1.25

 

Less wealthy districts

0.15 ± 1.38

0.09 ± 1.23

0.12 ± 1.23

−0.41 ± 1.14

−0.09 ± 1.25

  1. BMI z-score: z-score based on WHO 2007 reference values[17]. n*: number of missing data.