Association of Dietary Habits and Interest for Food and Science versus Weight Status in Children Aged 8 to 18 Years

Table 2

Distribution of girls and boys according to the BMI classes.

	Total study population (n = 525)	Boys (n = 223)	Girls (n = 302)	value
Underweight	9.7%	8.5%	10.6%	0.501
Normal weight	68.4%	71.3%	66.2%	0.216
Overweight	16.6%	15.2%	17.5%	0.483
Obesity	5.3%	4.9%	5.6%	0.726

Percentiles at the age of 18 years: underweight = BMI < 18.4; normal weight = 18.5 < BMI < 24.9; overweight = 25.0 < BMI < 29.9; obesity ≥ 30.