Research Article
The ALADINO Study: A National Study of Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Spanish Children in 2011
Table 1
Weight, height, and body mass index by sex and age (mean and standard deviations).
| | Weight (kg) | Height (cm) | BMI (kg/m2) | | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Both sexes | | | | | | | All | 30.4 | 7.5 | 129.5 | 8.5 | 17.9 | 2.9 | 6 years | 24.9 | 4.7 | 120.9 | 5.6 | 16.9 | 2.3 | 7 years | 28.5 | 5.9 | 126.6 | 5.9 | 17.6 | 2.9 | 8 years | 31.8 | 6.6 | 132.1 | 6.0 | 18.1 | 2.9 | 9 years | 35.7 | 7.7 | 137.3 | 6.3 | 18.8 | 3.2 | Boys | | | | | | | All | 30.7 | 7.5 | 129.9 | 8.4 | 18.0 | 2.9 | 6 years | 25.1 | 4.7 | 121.4 | 5.5 | 17.0 | 2.2 | 7 years | 28.9 | 6.0 | 127.1 | 5.6 | 17.8 | 3.0 | 8 years | 31.9 | 6.5 | 132.4 | 6.0 | 18.1 | 2.7 | 9 years | 36.1 | 7.6 | 137.7 | 6.2 | 18.9 | 3.2 | Girls | | | | | | | All | 30.1 | 7.5 | 129.0 | 8.6 | 17.8 | 2.9 | 6 years | 24.7 | 4.7 | 120.5 | 5.6 | 16.9 | 2.4 | 7 years | 28.0 | 5.8 | 126.1 | 6.1 | 17.5 | 2.7 | 8 years | 31.7 | 6.7 | 131.8 | 5.9 | 18.1 | 3.0 | 9 years | 35.3 | 7.8 | 136.9 | 6.5 | 18.7 | 3.2 |
|
|
BMI: body mass index; SD: standard deviation.
|