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Table 6 Demographic characteristics in children and parents

From: Relationship between body mass index and family functioning, family communication, family type and parenting style among African migrant parents and children in Victoria, Australia: a parent-child dyad study

 

Children

Parents

N

Mean (SD)

N

Mean (SD)

Age; (years)

283

14.72 (1.87)

281

39.66 (7.86)

Length of stay; (years)

250

5.76 (3.37)

276

7.32 (4.91)

 

N

%

N

%

All

284

100

284

100

Gender

 Female

170

60.1

195

68.7

 Male

113

39.9

89

31.3

Religion

 Christian

209

73.9

202

71.9

 Muslim

69

24.3

71

25.3

 Other

5

1.8

8

2.9

Education

 High school or less

  

148

53.1

 Completed year 12

  

29

10.4

 Tertiary education

  

101

36.2

 Still attending school

278

100.0

1

0.4

Household income

  < $15,000

102

39.5

102

39.5

 $15–25,000

48

18.6

48

18.6

 $26–35,000

50

19.4

50

19.4

 $36–45,000

33

12.8

33

12.8

  > 45,000

25

9.7

25

9.7

BMI

 

21.74 (4.6)

 

27.73 (4.98)

 Underweight (<18.50 kg/m2)

29

10.5 (95 % CI: 7.4, 14.7)

2

0.7 (95 % CI: 0.2,2.8)

 Normal (18.50–24.99 kg/m2)

152

55 (95 % CI: 49.1, 61)

82

29.3 (95 % CI: 24.6, 35.4)

 Overweight (≥25–29.99 kg/m2)

68

24.6 (95 % CI: 19.8, 30.1)

124

45.6 (95 % CI: 39.8,51.5)

 Obesity (≥30.00 kg/m2)

27

9.8 (95 % CI: 6.7,13.9)

68

24.4 (95 % CI: 19.7, 29.8)