A Median Analysis of Factors Influencing Body Fatness in Urban School-Age Children in Cameroon
Table 1
Descriptive characteristics of study population.
Variables
Gender
Boys ()
Girls ()
Age (years)
9.0 (6.0–11.0)
8.9 (6.0–11.0)
Body fat (%)
20.0 (8.5–41.5)a
22.8 (8.5–48.5)a
Weight-SDS
0.24 (−3.11–3.80)
0.14 (−3.42–3.91)
Height-SDS
0.01 (−3.82–4.22)
0.04 (−4.01–6.22)
BMI-SDS
0.41 (−2.26–3.06)a
0.18 (−3.58–3.71)a
Weight status
Underweight
4 (0.8)
9 (1.8)
Healthy weight
421 (83.0)
414 (82.6)
Overweight
74 (14.6)
62 (12.4)
Obesity
8 (1.6)
16(3.2)
Percentage body fat
Low
105 (20.7)
77 (15.4)
Normal
308 (60.8)
311 (62.1)
High
63 (12.4)
71 (14.1)
Very high
31 (6.1)
42 (8.4)
Type of school
Public
240 (47.3)
243 (48.5)
Private
267 (52.7)
258 (51.5)
For continuous variables, values = mean (minimum–maximum) and for weight status and percentage body fat, values = n (%). WHO criteria and Omron Healthcare reference were used to define weight status and percentage body fat level, respectively. a.
