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Table 1 Obesity by sex and age among follow-up subjects (n = 612)

From: Association of serum hs-CRP and lipids with obesity in school children in a 12-month follow-up study in Japan

Age at baseline (years)

At baseline

p value

After 12 months

p value

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

n

Obese (%)

n

Obese (%)

Obese (%)

Obese (%)

6

27

1 (3.7)

26

1 (3.8)

 

1 (3.7)

1 (3.8)

 

7

56

3 (5.4)

64

5 (7.8)

 

3 (5.4)

7 (10.9)

 

8

57

10 (17.5)

60

5 (8.3)

 

9 (15.8)

5 (8.3)

 

9

52

8 (15.4)

60

4 (6.7)

 

7 (13.5)

5 (8.3)

 

10

61

10 (16.4)

60

3 (5.0)

 

10 (16.4)

5 (8.3)

 

11

46

6 (13.0)

43

5 (11.6)

 

5 (10.9)

3 (7.0)

 

Total

299

38 (12.7)

313

23 (7.3)

0.027

35 (11.7)

26 (8.3)

0.161

  1. Obese, POW (percent over the standard weight) ≥ 20 %
  2. p value, χ 2 test