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Caleyachetty et al. Globalization and Health 2012, 8:28 /content/8/1/28 RESEARCH Open Access Prevalence of overweight, obesity and thinness in 9–10 year old children in Mauritius 1,2* 3 4 4 5 Rishi Caleyachetty , Alicja R Rudnicka , Justin B Echouffo-Tcheugui , Karen R Siegel , Nigel Richards and Peter H Whincup3 Abstract Objective: To document the prevalence of overweight, obesity and thinness in 9– 10 year old children in Mauritius. Methods: 412 boys and 429 girls aged 9– 10 years from 23 primary schools were selected using stratified cluster random sampling. All data was cross-sectional and collected via anthropometry and self-administered questionnaire. Outcome measures were BMI (kg/m2), prevalence of overweight, obesity (International Obesity Task Force definitions) and thinness (low BMI for age). Linear and logistic regression analyses, accounting for clustering at the school level, were used to assess associations between gender, ethnicity, school location, and schools academic performance (average) to each outcome measure. Results: The distribution of BMI was marginally skewed with a more pronounced positive tail in the girls. Median BMI was 15.6 kg/m2 in boys and 15.4 kg/m2 in girls, respectively. In boys, prevalence of overweight was 15.8% (95% CI: 12.6, 19.6), prevalence of obesity 4.9% (95% CI: 3.2, 7.4) and prevalence of thinness 12.4% (95% CI: 9.5, 15.9). Among girls, 18.9% (95% CI: 15.5, 22.9) were overweight, 5.1% (95% CI: 3.4, 7.7) were obese and 13.1% (95% CI: 10.2, 16.6) were thin. Urban children had a slightly higher mean BMI than rural children (0.5 kg/m2, 95% CI: 0.01, 1.00) and were nearly twice as likely to be obese (6.7% vs. 4.0%; adjusted odds ratio 1.6; 95% C