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Table 2 BMI classification of children and adolescents

From: Obesity is negatively associated with dental caries among children and adolescents in Huizhou: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Underweight

(n = 7948)

Normal

(n = 84,831)

Overweight

(n = 9304)

Obesity

(n = 3098)

Total

(n = 105,181)

Gender

 Male

4350 (7.84)

44,373 (79.95)

5247 (9.45)

1532 (2.76)

55,500

 Female

3598 (7.24)

40,460 (81.44)

4057 (8.17)

1566 (3.15)

49,681

Educational stage

 Primary school

4682 (9.46)

40,056 (80.91)

3670 (7.41)

1099 (2.22)

49,507

 Junior high school

1943 (5.66)

27,586 (80.38)

3513 (10.24)

1276 (3.72)

34,318

 Senior high school

1323 (6.19)

17,189 (80.49)

2121 (9.93)

723 (3.39)

21,356

School type

 Public

4883 (7.27)

53,884 (80.18)

6325 (9.41)

2114 (3.15)

67,206

 Private

3065 (8.07)

30,947 (81.49)

2979 (7.85)

984 (2.59)

37,975

Area

 Urban

3082 (6.04)

41,029 (80.37)

5157 (10.10)

1781 (3.49)

51,049

 Suburb

4290 (8.85)

39,090 (80.67)

3836 (7.92)

1241 (2.56)

48,457

 Remote town

576 (10.15)

4712 (83.03)

311 (5.48)

76 (1.33)

5675