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Table 2 Weight status and cardiometabolic risk in the total sample and in the sample stratified by gender of the adolescents participating in the ASSO project

From: Combined effect of different factors on weight status and cardiometabolic risk in Italian adolescents

 

Total

Males

Females

n

%

n

%

n

%

Weight status

      

 Under weight

6

0.8

3

0.6

3

0.9

 Normal weight

540

71.1

295

56.3

245

72.3

 Over weight

172

22.7

123

23.5

49

14.5

 Obese

41

5.4

35

6.7

6

1.8

 Under + Normal weight

546

71.9

298

56.9

248

73.2

 Over weight + Obese***

213

28.1

158

30.2

55

16.2

 Totala

759

100

456

60.1

303

39.9

Cardiometabolic Risk

 Non at risk

511

72.8

278

65.9

233

83.2

 At risk***

191

27.2

144

34.1

47

16.8

 Totala

702

100

422

60.1

280

39.9

  1. ***p < 0.001. Significant difference between males and females, estimated by a chi-square test
  2. aPercentages are referred to the total sample