Prevalence of overweight in German children and children with other nationality defined by German and international cut-off points for overweight
| Gender | Nationality | German reference values* | International reference values† | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| *Cut-off point for overweight: BMI ⩾90th centile. | |||||
| †Cut-off point for overweight: defined to pass through BMI of 25 kg/m2 at the age of 18. | |||||
| Boys | German children | 56 | 50.9 | 69 | 42.6 |
| Children with other nationality | 30 | 44.8 | 33 | 37.9 | |
| Girls | German children | 54 | 49.1 | 93 | 57.4 |
| Children with other nationality | 37 | 55.2 | 54 | 62.1 | |
| Both | German children | 110 | 7.2 | 162 | 10.6 |
| Children with other nationality | 67 | 14.8 | 87 | 19.3 | |
| Turkish children | 31 | 21.2 | 38 | 26.0 | |
| Children from Southern Europe | 6 | 18.2 | 9 | 27.3 | |
| Children from Central Europe | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.1 | |
| Children from Eastern Europe | 11 | 11.1 | 15 | 15.2 | |
| Children from other countries | 19 | 13.5 | 23 | 16.3 | |