Table 3 Prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents by age, gender, and puberty stage

Gender

   Boys

22.0

1.65(1.42, 2.10)

5.4

4.15(2.31, 7.74)

   Girls

13.3

1

1.3

1

Age

   11 years

23.6

2.23(1.59, 3.10)

4.8

2.18 (1.00, 4.82)

   12 years

18.4

1.74(1.24, 2.42)

2.8

1.27 (0.59, 3.00)

   13 years

18.5

1.75(1.26, 2.40)

3.3

1.50 (0.69, 3.22)

   ≥ 14 years

10.6

1

2.2

1

Pubertal stage

   Pre-pubertal

21.0

1.21 ( 0.94, 1.55)

5.5

1.90 (1.07, 3.33)

   Pubertal

17.3

1

2.9

1

Total

17.8

3.2