Table 1: Characteristics of primary school children in control and obese groups in Hai Phong city.
Characteristics |
Control group (n = 175) |
Obese group (n = 169) |
P |
Boy (%) |
65.2 |
70.2 |
0.084 |
Age (year) |
8.6 ± 1.8 |
8.5 ± 1.6 |
0.337 |
Height (cm) |
126.5 ± 8.7 |
129.0 ± 8.9 |
< 0.0001 |
Weight (kg) |
24.2 ± 3.2 |
39.1 ± 4.1 |
< 0.0001 |
BMI (kg/m2) |
15.4 ± 1.8 |
23.8 ± 2.0 |
< 0.0001 |