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Table 1 Anthropometrics of the Swiss sample and the ENERGY-Partners

From: Differences in weight status and energy-balance related behaviors among schoolchildren in German-speaking Switzerland compared to seven countries in Europe

Anthropometrics

Switzerland

ENERGY-Partners

 

Total

Total

Range

 

N=609

N=7148

 

BMIa (mean, SDb)

18.0 (2.8)***

19.1 (3.3)

18.2; 20.4

BMIb (median)

17.4 (16.1;19.3)***

18.4 (16.7;20.8)

17.5; 19.8

WCc (mean, SDb)

63.5 (7.5)***

66.2 (8.9)

63.3; 70.5

WCc (median)

62.2 (58.5;67.1)***

64.2 (60.0;70.8)

61.5; 69.0

% Overweightd

13.9***

23.7

14.4; 40.8

% Obesed

2.3**

4.7

1.4; 10.4

% BMI 1SDe

18.4***

30.5

19.5; 49.3

% BMI 2SDe

5.0***

9.7

4.0; 20.7

% BMI 3SDe

0.2*

0.8

0.1; 2.0

  1. aBMI=body mass index.
  2. bSD=standard deviation.
  3. cWC=waist circumference.
  4. doverweight categories based on the IOTF criteria, including both overweight and obesity.
  5. eBMI standard deviation scores, also called BMI z-scores, are measures of relative weight adjusted for child age and sex.
  6. *p≤0,05.
  7. **p≤0,01.
  8. ***p≤0,001.