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Table 2 Prevalence of overweight/obesity, over-fat and cardiorespiratory unfitness by sex and for the total sample

From: Nutritional status, biological maturation and cardiorespiratory fitness in Azorean youth aged 11–15 years

  

Males

Females

Total

11 years

N

92

83

175

 

Combined prevalence (OW + OB)

37.0%

20.5%

29.1%

 

Over-fat

38.0%

22.9%

30.9%

 

Unfit

21.7%

16.9%

19.4%

12 years

N

129

121

250

 

Combined prevalence (OW + OB)

37.2%

30.6%

34.0%

 

Over-fat

36.4%

23.1%

30.0%

 

Unfit

49.6%

57.9%

53.6%

13 years

N

143

143

286

 

Combined prevalence (OW + OB)

31.5%

24.5%

28.0%

 

Over-fat

25.9%

18.2%

22.0%

 

Unfit

63.6%

51.0%

57.3%

14 years

N

120

120

240

 

Combined prevalence (OW + OB)

30.8%

31.7%

31.3%

 

Over-fat

21.7%

28.3%

25.0%

 

Unfit

56.7%

65.8%

61.3%

15 years

N

142

113

255

 

Combined prevalence (OW + OB)

31.7%

30.1%

31.0%

 

Over-fat

22.5%

31.0%

26.3%

 

Unfit

74.6%

51.3%

64.3%

Total

N

626

580

1,206

 

Combined prevalence (OW + OB)

33.4%

27.8%

30.7%

 

Over-fat

28.3%

24.5%

26.5%

 

Unfit

55.8%

50.7%

53.3%