| Variable | Not Obese n(%) | Obese n(%) | X2 | p-value |
|---|
| Type of School | 0.762 | 0.383 |
| Private | 69 (73.2) | 25 (26.8) | | |
| Public | 150 (78.6) | 41 (21.4) | | |
| Sex of child | 1.959 | 0.162 |
| Male | 114 (81.0) | 26 (19.0) | | |
| Female | 105 (72.8) | 39 (27.2) | | |
| Age of child (years) | 10.783 | 0.004* |
| 5–10 | 105 (86.9) | 16 (13.1) | | |
| 11–16 | 114 (69.4) | 50 (30.6) | | |
| Religion¥ | 2.306 | 0.270 |
| Christianity | 202 (75.8) | 65 (24.2) | | |
| Islam | 14 (85.0) | 2 (15.0) | | |
| Traditionalist | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | | |
| Number of siblings¥ | 1.574 | 0.783 |
| None | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | | |
| 1–4 | 146 (76.5) | 45 (23.5) | | |
| 5–10 | 67 (77.5) | 20 (22.5) | | |
| 11+ | 5 (86.7) | 1 (13.3) | | |
| Mother’s education | 6.867 | 0.076 |
| No education | 36 (91.8) | 3 (8.2) | | |
| Basic education | 80 (72.7) | 30 (27.3) | | |
| Secondary education | 46 (83.6) | 9 (16.4) | | |
| Tertiary education | 56 (70.0) | 24 (30.0) | | |
| Father’s education¥ | 14.537 | 0.002* |
| No education | 33 (98.4) | 1 (1.6) | | |
| Basic education | 64 (67.9) | 30 (32.1) | | |
| Secondary education | 60 (86.7) | 9 (13.3) | | |
| Tertiary education | 62 (70.0) | 26 (30.0) | | |
| Mother’s occupation | 0.168 | 0.919 |
| Self-employed | 178 (77.4) | 52 (22.6) | | |
| Public sector employee | 21 (73.6) | 7 (26.4) | | |
| Private sector employee | 20 (75.6) | 7 (24.4) | | |
| Father’s occupation | 1.214 | 0.545 |
| Self-employed | 145 (78.7) | 39 (21.3) | | |
| Public sector employee | 30 (77.9) | 8 (22.1) | | |
| Private sector employee | 45 (70.8) | 18 (29.2) | | |
- ¥Fisher’s exact test; *p < 0.05
