From the 9th to the 22nd May 1989, obesity survey among 3205 children aged 6 to 11 years(1,650 boys and 1,555 girls) was done.
The results were as follows ;
1) Based on a weight-for-height definition of obesity(2 standard deviation), 3.8% of boys and 3.7% of girls were considered to be obese.
2) Based on a body mass index(k=W/H²·⁴), 3.2% of boys and 2.5% of girls were obese.
3) Based on a weight-for-height definition of obesity(above 13% of the mean value), 4.4) Skinfold thickness over two standard deviation was 21.5mm in boys and 21.6mm in girls.
