Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the total sample and by weight status and waist circumference (n = 2264)
All | Weight Status | pa | Waist Circumference | pa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 85th percentile | ≥ 85th percentile | < 90th percentile | ≥ 90th percentile | ||||
Age | 13.7 ± 0.7 | 13.7 ± 0.7 | 13.6 ± 0.7 | .040 | 13.7 ± 0.7 | 13.7 ± 0.7 | .715 |
Sex | |||||||
Boys | 1164 (51.4%) | 1074 (92.3%) | 90 (7.7%) | .635 | 1121 (96.3%) | 43 (3.7%) | .006 |
Girls | 1100 (48.6%) | 1009 (91.7%) | 91 (8.3%) | 1032 (93.8%) | 68 (6.2%) | ||
Single child | |||||||
No | 1741 (78.0%) | 1626 (93.4%) | 115 (6.6%) | <.001 | 1670 (95.9%) | 71 (4.1%) | .002 |
Yes | 490 (22.0%) | 430 (87.8%) | 60 (12.2%) | 453 (92.5%) | 37 (7.6%) | ||
Minority | |||||||
No | 387 (17.1%) | 354 (91.5%) | 33 (8.5%) | .672 | 370 (95.6%) | 17 (4.4%) | .610 |
Yes | 1877 (82.9%) | 1729 (92.1%) | 148 (7.9%) | 1783 (95.0%) | 94 (5.0%) | ||
Parent education | |||||||
< high school | 1678 (77.6%) | 1567 (93.4%) | 111 (6.6%) | <.001 | 1610 (96.0%) | 68 (4.1%) | .001 |
≥ high school | 485 (22.4%) | 424 (87.4%) | 61 (12.6%) | 447 (92.2%) | 38 (7.8%) | ||
Fathers’ work | |||||||
Not farmer | 876 (39.3%) | 778 (88.8%) | 98 (11.2%) | <.001 | 818 (93.4%) | 58 (6.6%) | .004 |
Farmer | 1352 (60.7%) | 1271 (94.0%) | 81 (6.0%) | 1299 (96.1%) | 53 (3.9%) | ||