Table 1 Demographic characteristics of children and adolescents
Variable | Category | n(%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 4706 (55.0) |
Female | 3849 (45.0) | |
Education | Elementary school 4th grade – 6th grade | 2524 (29.5) |
Senior secondary school | 6031 (70.5) | |
Region | Capital city (Seoul) | 1417 (16.7) |
Metropolitan city | 2838 (33.5) | |
Cities and country | 4226 (49.8) | |
Economic status | Low | 1613 (19.5) |
Average | 3790 (45.9) | |
High | 2863 (34.6) | |
Father’s education | Middle school graduated or less | 425 (5.2) |
High school graduated | 3401 (41.6) | |
University graduated or more | 4345 (53.2) | |
Mother’s education | Middle school graduated or less | 443 (5.4) |
High school graduated | 4269 (52.3) | |
University graduated or more | 3449 (42.3) | |
Father’s job | No | 323 (3.9) |
Yes | 7998 (96.1) | |
Mother’s job | No | 2797 (33.6) |
Yes | 5538 (66.4) | |
BMI | Normal weight | 6797 (79.4) |
Overweight | 1758 (20.6) | |
Mean (±SD) | 20.3 (±3.2) | |
(min, max) | (14.1, 40.6) | |
Parental interest in weight control | Very high | 3514 (41.2) |
Average | 3150 (37.0) | |
Little | 1856 (21.8) | |
Father’s body shape | Slim | 1900 (22.4) |
Average | 3724 (43.8) | |
Obese | 2874 (33.8) | |
Mother’s body shape | Slim | 1834 (21.6) |
Average | 3776 (44.4) | |
Obese | 2897 (34.0) | |
Family structure | Parents living with children | 7362 (86.0) |
Single-parent family (father) | 308 (3.6) | |
Single-parent family (mother) | 443 (5.2) | |
Non-parent | 442 (5.2) |