Research Article

Correlates of Overweight in Children and Adolescents Living at Different Altitudes: The Peruvian Health and Optimist Growth Study

Table 3

Prevalence of overweight (including obesity) (n% and 95% confidence intervals), based on IOTF and WHO cutoff points, by age, sex, and geographical area of residence.

Overweight (including obesity)
IOTFWHO
% (95% CI)% (95% CI)

Age
 616428.3 (24.8–32.2)19934.3 (30.5–38.3)
 715824.6 (21.3–28.0)19630.5 (27.1–34.0)
 817423.9 (20.9–27.0)21529.5 (26.6–34.3)
 922026.3 (23.5–29.4)26731.9 (28.8–34.9)
 1016318.6 (15.6–21.4)20423.2 (20.5–26.1)
 1124026.7 (23.8–29.6)27530.6 (27.6–34.0)
 1220720.4 (17.9–22.7)25224.8 (22.0–27.6)
 1313817.5 (14.9–20.3)16220.5 (17.7–23.3)
 1413915.5 (13.2–18.1)14916.6 (14.3–19.0)
 1512013.8 (11.5–16.1)12714.6 (12.4–17.0)
 166013.9 (10.4–17.4)6314.6 (11.4–18.1)

Sex
 Girls100921.7 (20.6–22.9)110525.7 (24.3–27.0)
 Boys77419.8 (18.5–21.0)100423.7 (22.5–25.0)

Geographical area of residence
 Sea level81041.3 (39.1–43.7)89445.5 (42.5–47.7)
 Amazon  region83818.8 (17.6–19.9)102523.0 (21.7–24.2)
 High altitude1356.3 (5.3–7.3)1908.9 (7.8–10.1)

All178320.8 (20.0–21.7)210924.6 (23.7–25.5)