10-Year Changes in Adiposity in Cameroon School-Age Children: Evidence for Increasing Central Adiposity and Higher Adiposity Levels in Tallest-for-Age Children

Table 3

Prevalence of BMI overweight/obesity, central overweight/obesity, and WHtR ≥ 0.5 over time.

	Status	2010				2020
		Males (N = 636)		Females (N = 638)		Males (N = 856)		Females (N = 694)
		%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
BMI z-score	Overweight	15.1	(12.5–18.1)	13.2	(10.8–16.0)	15.4	(13.2–17.9)	14.1	(11.7–16.9)
	Obesity	1.9	(1.1–3.3)	3.1	(2.0–4.8)	2.8	(1.9–4.1)	3.2	(2.1–4.8)
WC z-score	Overweight	8.5	(6.6–10.9)	12.2	(9.9–15.0)	11.9	(9.9–14.3)	15.9	(13.3–18.8)
	Central obesity	0.9	(0.4–2.0)	3.8	(2.5–5.5)	4.4	(3.3–6.0)	8.6	(6.8–10.9)
WHtR	High risk	4.7	(3.3–6.7)	5.6	(4.1–7.7)	10.3	(8.4–12.5)	10.7	(8.6–13.2)

CI; confidence interval.