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Table 1 Prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity diagnosed according to IOTF (Body weight status) and according to McCarthy criteria (Body fat status) for both sexes

From: FTO and MC4R polymorphisms, and selected pre-, peri- and postnatal factors as determinants of body mass index and fatness in children: a thorough analysis of the associations

Variable

Body weight status

Body fat status

 

n

 

Underweight

Proper weight

Overweight

Obesity

n

Underweight

Proper weight

Overweight

Obesity

Sex

456

     

454

    

Boys

  

17

169

41

11

 

1

148

48

40

   

3.73%

37.06%

8.99%

2.41%

 

0.22%

32.60%

10.57%

8.81%

Girls

  

28

148

29

13

 

0

166

24

27

   

6.14%

32.46%

6.36%

2.85%

 

0.00%

36.56%

5.29%

5.95%

  

χ2

5.44

    

11.70

   
  

p

0.14

    

0.01

   
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Journal of Physiological Anthropology

ISSN: 1880-6805

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