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Table 1 Characteristics of the analytical sample by sex and obesity category

From: The positive association between number of children and obesity in Iranian women and men: Results from the National Health Survey

Variables

Women

Men

 

Obesea (n = 327)

Nonobese (n = 1027)

P-value

Obesea (n = 140)

Nonobese (n = 1224)

P-value

Age, years(mean, sd)

36.1 (7.5)

33.3(7.6)

<0.001

40.4(8.1)

39.8(0.4)

0.45

Number of children(mean, sd)

3.3(1.9)

2.6(1.6)

<0.001

3.1(1.7)

2.7(1.7)

0.04

Economic index(mean, sd)

20.4(11.3)

21.5(12.4)

0.14

22.8(13.2)

21.1(12.0)

0.09

Resident in city (%)

91.7

93.7

0.21

90.0

93.5

0.12

Active workforce (%)

1.8

8.7

<0.001

13.6

16.5

0.37

High education (%)

3.9

8.9

<0.003

10.0

14.4

0.16

Moderate education (%)

28.2

39.6

<0.001

34.3

38.2

0.36

Smoking (%)

1.8

2.4

0.48

30.0

37.6

0.08

  1. aBody mass index 30(kg/m2) or greater.