Table 2
The prevalence of obesity according to BMI and WC percentiles

Boys (%) Girls (%) Total (%)
BMI ≥85th percentile 23.1 21.4 22.1
Overweight* 12.1 10.5 11.2
Obesity 11.0 10.9 10.9
WC ≥75th percentile 25.4 17.6 20.7
75th to <90th percentile 12.1 9.4 10.5
≥90th percentile 13.3 8.2 10.2
BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference.
*BMI 85th to <95th percentiles of 2007 Korean National Growth Charts.
BMI ≥95th percentiles of 2007 Korean National Growth Charts.