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Table 2 Comparison of proportions of thinness, overweight and obese children by gender

From: Relationship between breakfast consumption, BMI status and physical fitness of Ghanaian school-aged children

 

Total

Male

Female

Chi square

P value

BMI categories

Thin

Count

12

9

3

8.53

0.003

%

2.7%

4.2%

1.3%

Normal BMI

Count

380

191

189

%

86.8

89.7%

84.0%

Overweight

Count

41

9

32

%

9.4%

4.2%

14.2%

Obese

Count

5

4

1

%

1.1%

1.9%

0.4%

  1. Chi square could not be used for the 4 BMI categories since some cells were small. To do that, the thin and normal were combined while the overweight and obese combined
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