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Table 3 Nutritional status of pupils in Yaounde (N = 650)

From: Oral pathology and overweight among pupils in government primary schools in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

Nutritional status

Frequency (N)

Percentage (%)

95% Confidence Interval

Stunting (-1 ≤ BMI z-score)

48

7.4

[5.5; 9.7]

Normal (-1 < BMI z-score <  + 1)

427

65.7

[61.9; 69.3]

Overweight (BMI z-score ≥  + 1)

175

27

[22,2; 32,2]