Table 2: Trends of the prevalence of underweight, healthy weight, and overweight/ obesity (number, percentage).
| Category |
Wave 1 (1993) |
Wave 2 (1997) |
Wave 3 (2000) |
Wave 4 (2007) |
Wave 5 (2014) |
| 0 to 4.9 years |
|
|
|
|
|
| Underweight
|
136 (8.27%) |
234 (9.62%) |
326 (8.47%) |
383 (8.55%) |
404 (7.50%) |
| Healthy weight
|
1,319 (80.23%) |
1,782 (73.27%) |
2,904 (75.43%) |
3,166 (70.65%) |
4,007 (74.40%) |
| Overweight
|
189 (11.50%) |
416 (17.11%) |
620 (16.10%) |
932 (20.80%) |
975 (18.10%) |
| 5 to 19.9 years |
|
|
|
|
|
| Underweight
|
1,620 (44.18%) |
656 (11.21%) |
835 (11.37%) |
836 (10.63%) |
913 (9.03%) |
| Healthy weight
|
1,999 (54.51%) |
4,847 (82.84%) |
6,092 (82.92%) |
6,207 (78.91%) |
7,746 (76.57%) |
| Overweight
|
48 (1.31%) |
348 (8.95%) |
420 (5.72%) |
823 (10.46%) |
1,457 (14.40%) |
| 20 to 49.9 years |
|
|
|
|
|
| Underweight
|
1,114 (13.0%) |
1,407 (12.50%) |
2,591 (13.79%) |
2,175 (11.14%) |
1,978 (9.08%) |
| Healthy weight
|
6,092 (71.08%) |
7,922 (70.41%) |
12,889 (68.59%) |
12,322 (63.09%) |
12,279 (56.40) |
| Overweight
|
1,365 (15.93%) |
1,923 (17.09%) |
3,311 (17.62%) |
5,034 (25.77%) |
7,516 (34.52%) |