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Table 1 Demographic descriptive statistics of participants

From: Perceptions of diet, physical activity, and obesity-related health among black daughter-mother pairs in Soweto, South Africa: a qualitative study

Demographic variable

Young adults

Mothers

N

N

Number of participants

17

15

Age (years)

24.2 (SD = 0.04)

53.0 (SD = 4.9)

BMI (kg/m2)

21.6 (SD = 1.8)a

36.1 (SD = 3.9)b

Education level

 Grade 6

0

2

 Grade 8

0

1

 Grade 10

0

3

 Grade 11 (Matric for mothers)

1

4

 Grade 12 (Matric for young adults)

6

2

 Certificate/Diploma

4

2

 Bachelors

6

1

Marital status

 Single

8

3

 Committed Relationship

7

1

 Married

2

8

 Divorced

0

1

 Widow

0

1

Employment status

 Unemployed

5

6

 Part Time

2

1

 Full Time

10

8

Maternal status

 Yes

6

N/A

 No

10

N/A

 Pregnant

1

N/A

  1. aAverage age at BMI Measurement (years): 22.7 (SD = 0.53)
  2. bAverage age at BMI Measurement (years): 51.2 (SD = 4.8)