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Table 1 Mean of age and body mass index-for-age and body weight status of participants

From: Is overweight associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Tehranian school children?

 

Boys (n = 230)

Girls (n = 401)

Total (n = 631)

Age (years)

11.05 ± 2.09

11.00 ± 1.99

11.02 ± 2.02

BMI-for-age

0.67 ± 1.34

0.49 ± 1.26

0.55 ± 1.29

Body weight status

 Severe thinness (%)

0.9

1.0

1.0

 Thinness (%)

0.9

2.0

1.6

 Normal weight (%)

58.7

61.8

60.6

 Overweight (%)

20.9

24.2

23.0

 Obese (%)

18.6

11.0

13.8