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Table 2 Percentage of children in middle/ high and low SES groups by USA percentiles and Cole cut-off points

From: Cardiovascular disease risk factors among children of different socioeconomic status in Istanbul, Turkey: Directions for public health and nutrition policy

 

Boys

Girls

Total

 

Middle/ High SES (n = 144)

Low SES (n = 113)

Middle/ High SES (n = 132)

Low SES (n = 121)

Middle/ High SES (n = 276)

Low SES (n = 234)

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Underweight

20

13,9*

29

25,7

12

9,1

15

12,4

32

11,6*

44

18,8

Normal

104

72,2

76

67,3

98

74,2

94

77,7

202

73,2

170

72,6

Overweight

20

13,9

8

7,1

22

16,7

12

9,9

42

15,2*

20

8,5

  1. * p < 0.05 vs. corresponding proportion in Low SES group. Underweight = all children with BMI-for-age < 5th percentile according to CDC BMI-for-age gender specific charts for US children. Normal = all children with BMI-for-age between the 5th percentile and the reference values of Cole et al equivalent to an adult BMI of 25. Overweight = all children with BMI-for-age above the reference values of Cole et al equivalent to an adult BMI of 25.