Table 1 General characteristics of the study population
From: Early life predictors of preschool overweight and obesity: a case–control study in Sri Lanka
Characteristics | Included in final analysis (n = 142) | |
|---|---|---|
Maternal | Mean age (years ± SD) | 34.6 ± 5.2 |
Mean age at delivery (years ± SD) | 29.3 ± 4.7 | |
Education: n (%) | ||
Tertiary | 85 (59.8%) | |
Secondary | 33 (23.2%) | |
Primary | 24 (17.0%) | |
Income | ||
0 – 50,000 LKR | 68 (47.8%) | |
>50,000 LKR | 74 (52.2%) | |
Child | Mean birth weight (kg ± SD) | 3.2 ± 0.4 |
Sex: n (%) | ||
Male | 88 (62.0%) | |
Female | 54 (38.0%) | |
Mean age at assessment (years ± SD) | 4.2 ± 0.8 | |