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Table 4 Results of the BMI correction procedures, comparing the HBSC prevalences with the objective KiGGS prevalences among 11- to 15-year-old girls and boys in Germany

From: Applying a correction procedure to the prevalence estimates of overweight and obesity in the German part of the HBSC study

i =

All, %

Boys, %

Girls, %

HBSC Qi

HBSC Corr1

HBSC Corr2

KiGGS Pi

HBSC Qi

HBSC Corr1

HBSC Corr2

KiGGS Pi

HBSC Qi

HBSC Corr1

HBSC Corr2

KiGGS Pi

1 = extremely underweight

5.5

3.3

3.2

2.4

5.5

3.0

3.0

2.6

5.5

3.9

3.5

2.1

2 = underweight

8.0

6.7

6.8

5.7

7.2

6.6

6.4

6.0

8.8

6.9

7.6

5.4

3 = normal weight

78.2

78.3

78.2

73.8

78.1

78.1

78.3

73.1

78.3

78.1

77.8

74.6

4 = overweight

5.5

7.8

7.9

10.4

6.2

8.3

8.3

10.7

4.8

7.4

7.4

10.0

5 = obese

2.7

3.8

3.9

7.8

3.0

4.0

4.1

7.6

2.5

3.7

3.7

7.9

  1. Pi: Measured Body mass index (i-th category).
  2. Qi: Body mass index calculated from self-reported weight and height (i-th category).
  3. Corr1: first correction.
  4. Corr2: second correction.