The Association of Weight Status with Physical Fitness among Chinese Children

Table 1

The prevalence of overweight and obesity in Chinese children aged 6–11 years by gender and age (%).

			Boys				Girls
Age (years)	𝑁	Underweight	Overweight	Obesity	𝑁	Underweight	Overweight	Obesity
6	157	2.0	18.5	9.5	178	2.8	12.4	3.4
7	617	1.5	11.0	9.7	598	2.9	9.9	5.3
8	879	0.7	16.0	10.8	771	3.3	14.8	5.3
9	814	2.6	16.7	9.8	771	6.4	16.3	4.9
10	695	1.5	19.4	11.9	638	5.7	13.9	5.8
11	442	4.8	16.7	8.4	369	6.5	11.1	3.8
Total	3604	2.0	16.2	10.3	3325	4.7	13.6	5.1

Significant difference in the prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity using Chi-square test between boys and girls in all ages with 𝑃<.001.