Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Urban Elementary School Children in Northeastern Romania: Its Relationship with Socioeconomic Status and Associated Dietary and Lifestyle Factors

Table 2

Prevalence of overweight^a and obesity based on IOTF criteria [11] by age and sex (𝑛=3444).

	Males (%)		Females (%)		All (%)
	Overweight	Obesity	Overweight	Obesity	Overweight	Obesity
6 yrs (𝑛=555)	13.2	5.3	16.7	7.1	14.9	6.2
7 yrs (𝑛=902)	14.6	10.0	16.8	8.1	15.8	9.1
8 yrs (𝑛=797)	17.8	7.4	14.0	6.3	15.2	6.5
9 yrs (𝑛=657)	19.1	9.4	19.1	6.5	16.0	6.9
10 yrs (𝑛=533)	18.6	4.7	14.8	3.2	16.6	3.9
All (𝑛=3444)	16.8	7.8	16.3	6.4	16.6	7.1

aNot including obesity.
Pearson's chi-squared test was used to compare categorical variables. No significant differences between girls and boys for any age. Age trend for overweight but not for obesity.