| Underweight | Low average-weight | High average-weight | Overweight | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(< 25thpercentile) | (25th≥ BMI < 50thpercentile) | (50th≥ BMI < 85thpercentile) | (BMI ≥ 85thpercentile) | ||
Girls | 32.7% | 27.5% | 31.3% | 8.5% | .027 |
Boys | 27.7% | 25.1% | 34.0% | 13.2% | Â |
Grade 7 | 33.6% | 27.2% | 27.2% | 12.0% | n.s. |
Grade 8 | 29.5% | 27.0% | 32.9% | 10.6% | Â |
Grade 9 | 27.6% | 24.7% | 38.8% | 9.0% | Â |