Research Article
Risk Factors of Overweight and Obesity among High School Students in Bahir Dar City, North West Ethiopia: School Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Physical measurements of high school students in Bahir Dar city, North West Ethiopia, 2014.
| Variables | Classification | Frequency () | Percentages |
| Height (mean = 1.59 m) | <1.51 m | 111 | 25.8 | 1.51–1.60 m | 139 | 32.3 | 1.61–1.65 m | 81 | 18.8 | >1.65 m | 100 | 23.2 |
| Weight (mean = 53.25 kg) | <47 kg | 113 | 26.2 | 47–52 kg | 115 | 26.7 | 52.1–58 kg | 97 | 22.5 | >52 kg | 106 | 24.6 |
| BMI (mean = 21.02 kg/m2) |
<18 kg/m2 | 37 | 8.6 | 18–24 kg/m2 | 322 | 74.7 | 25–30 kg/m2 | 53 | 12.3 | >30 kg/m2 | 19 | 4.4 |
| Overweight (BMI 25–30 kg/m2) | Yes | 53 | 12.3 | No | 378 | 87.7 |
| Obesity (>30 kg/m2) | Yes | 19 | 4.4 | No | 412 | 95.6 |
| Overweight and obesity | Yes | 72 | 16.7 | No | 359 | 83.3 |
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Note: the height and weight were categorized using quartile system.
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