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Table 3 Obesity presence and absence at baseline and after 12 months (n = 612)

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

At baseline

After 12 months

p value

Obese

Non-obese

n

(%)

n

(%)

Boys

 Obese

33

(86.8)

5

(13.2)

0.453

 Non-obese

2

(0.8)

259

(99.2)

 Total

35

(11.7)

264

(88.3)

Girls

 Obese

17

(73.9)

6

(26.1)

0.607

 Non-obese

9

(3.1)

281

(96.9)

 Total

26

(8.3)

287

(91.7)

Boys and girls

 Obese

50

(82.0)

11

(18.0)

1.000

 Non-obese

11

(2.0)

540

(98.0)

 Total

61

(10.0)

551

(90.0)

  1. Obese, POW (percent over the standard weight) ≥ 20 %, Non-obese: POW < 20 %
  2. p value, McNemar test