Table 1 Body mass index (BMI) cutoffs for weight status according to gender and age.

From: Psychological distress and internet-related behaviors between schoolchildren with and without overweight during the COVID-19 outbreak

Age

BMI(kg/m2)

Boy

Girl

7–7.99 years

17.0

16.4

8–8.99 years

17.7

17.0

9–9.99 years

18.4

17.7

10–10.99 years

19.4

18.4

11–11.99 years

20.1

19.1

12–12.99 years

21.0

20.0

13–13.99 years

21.9

20.9

  1. The cutoffs were calculated based on 2005 Mainland Chinese children at 85% percentile in BMI. Ref: So et al. [49].
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