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Table 5 Body mass index classification

From: The Food and Nutrition Security for Manitoba Youth (FANS) study: rationale, methods, dietary intakes and body mass index

BMI Category (scoring criteria)

Total (n = 1242)a

Females (n = 630)

Males (n = 612)

p-value

Cramer’s V

n

%

n

%

n

%

Underweight (z-score < -2.0)

37

3.0

11b

1.7

26c

4.0

 < 0.001*

0.121

Healthy weight (-2.0 ≤ z-score ≤ 1.0)

895

72.1

485b

77.0

410c

67.0

  

Overweight (1.0 < z-score ≤ 2.0)

218

17.6

97b

15.4

12c

19.8

  

Obese (z-score > 2.0)

92

7.4

37b

5.9

55c

9.0

  
  1. BMI Body Mass Index
  2. an = 1242 due to participants not reporting their height, weight, or sex
  3. b,cPercentage values in a row with unlike letters are significantly different
  4. *p < 0.05: Pearson chi-square test of association by sex
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