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Table 3 Percent of sample with each weight class and HbA1c range overall and by location

From: Cardiometabolic risk factors, metabolic syndrome and pre-diabetes in adolescents in the Sierra region of Ecuador

 

Overall

Cariamangaa

Pomasquia

Maleb

Femalea

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

WHO weight classificationc

 Underweight

31

7.3

14

6.5

17

8.0

17

12.5

14

4.8

 Healthy weight

328

76.8

162

75.7

166

77.9

105

77.2

223

76.6

 Overweight

41

9.6

22

10.3

19

8.9

9

6.6

32

11.0

 Obese

27

6.3

16

7.5

11

5.2

5

3.7

22

7.6

IOTF weight classification

 Thinness grade 3

15

3.5

8

3.7

7

3.3

8

5.9

7

2.4

 Thinness grade 2

37

8.7

17

7.9

20

9.4

19

14.0

18

6.2

 Thinness grade 1

69

16.2

33

15.4

36

16.9

27

19.9

42

14.4

 Healthy weight

256

60.0

125

58.4

131

61.5

73

53.7

183

62.9

 Overweight

42

9.8

29

13.6

13

6.1

6

4.4

36

12.4

 Obese

8

1.9

2

0.9

6

2.8

3

2.2

5

1.7

HbA1c status

 HbA1c <5.7

374

87.6

200

 

174

 

115

 

259

 

 HbA1c 5.7–6.4

53

12.4

12

 

41

 

20

 

33

 

 HbA1c ≥6.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  1. aApplying Chi square test, there is no significant difference
  2. bApplying Chi square test, there is significant difference P = 0.009 WHO Class and P = 0.002 IOTF Class
  3. cClassification using percentiles