BMI of child and concerns about child's weight
| Underweight (<3rd centile) N=39 | Healthy (3rd–85th centiles) N=297 | Overweight (>85th–97th centiles) N=36 | Obese (≥97th centile) N=29 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Mother's opinion of child's weight | ||||||||
| Should weigh more | 7 | 17.9 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | 2.8 | 2 | 6.9 |
| About the right weight | 31 | 79.5 | 273 | 91.9 | 32 | 88.9 | 18 | 62.1 |
| Should weigh less | 1 | 2.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 8.3 | 9 | 31.0 |
| Concerns recently raised by a health professional | ||||||||
| Child being underweight | 5 | 12.8 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| No concerns | 34 | 87.2 | 291 | 98.0 | 33 | 91.7 | 23 | 82.1 |
| Child being overweight | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 5.6 | 5 | 17.9 |
BMI, body mass index.