Table 1 Socio-demographic related information by weight status of the study participants (n = 627)
Study variables | Total n (%) | Underweight n (%) | Normal n (%) | Overweight/obese n (%) | P value1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence of BMI 95% CI | 627 (100) | 57 (9.1) [7.1–11.6] | 421 (67.1) [63.4–70.7] | 149 (23.7) [20.6–27.7] |  |
Students characteristics | |||||
 Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 14.4 ± 1.1 | 15.1 ± 1.1 | 14.4 ± 1.1 | 13.9 ± 1.1 | < 0.001* |
 Age (years) | |||||
  12–13 | 138 (22) | 7 (12.2) | 73 (17.3) | 58 (38.9) | < 0.001* |
  14–16 | 489 (77.9) | 50 (87.7) | 348 (82.6) | 91 (61.1) | |
 Sex | |||||
  Female | 288 (45.9) | 23 (40.3) | 192 (45.6) | 73 (48.9) | 0.523 |
  Male | 339 (54.1) | 34 (59.6) | 229 (54.3) | 76 (51) | |
 Class/Grade | |||||
  Eight | 193 (30.7) | 16 (28.1) | 128 (30.4) | 49 (32.8) | 0.056 |
  Nine | 248 (39.5) | 15 (26.3) | 177 (42) | 56 (37.5) | |
  Ten | 186 (29.6) | 26 (45.6) | 116 (27.5) | 44 (29.5) | |
 Type of school | |||||
  Public | 196 (31.2) | 26 (45.6) | 133 (31.5) | 37 (24.8) | 0.015* |
  Private | 112 (75.1) | 31 (54.3) | 288 (68.4) | 112 (75.1) | |
Parents characteristics | |||||
 Ethnicity | |||||
  Brahmin/Chhetri | 225 (40.6) | 14 (24.5) | 174 (41.3) | 67 (44.9) | < 0.001* |
  Terai Madhesi castes | 68 (10.8) | 4 (7) | 42 (9.9) | 22 (14.7) | |
  Dalit and minorities | 89 (14.1) | 25 (43.8) | 50 (11.8) | 14 (9.4) | |
  Janajati | 215 (34.2) | 14 (24.5) | 155 (36.8) | 46 (30.8) | |
 Religion | |||||
  Hindu | 493 (78.6) | 42 (73.6) | 325 (77.2) | 126 (84.5) | 0.107 |
  Non-Hindu | 134 (21.3) | 15 (26.3) | 96 (22.8) | 23 (15.4) | |
 Family type | |||||
  Nuclear | 347 (55.3) | 28 (49.1) | 240 (57) | 79 (53) | 0.430 |
  Joint | 280 (44.6) | 29 (50.8) | 181 (42.9) | 70 (46.9) | |
 Mothers education | |||||
  Below high school (≤10 class) | 365 (58.2) | 29 (50.8) | 242 (57.4) | 94 (63.1) | 0.452 |
  High class (10 + 2) | 179 (28.5) | 21 (36.8) | 122 (28.9) | 36 (24.1) | |
  University education | 83 (13.2) | 7 (12.2) | 57 (13.5) | 19 (12.7) |  |
 Fathers education | |||||
  Below high school (≤ 10 class) | 87 (13.8) | 6 (10.5) | 59 (14) | 22 (14.7) | 0.937 |
  High class (10 + 2) | 236 (37.6) | 23 (40.3) | 156 (37.1) | 57 (38.2) | |
  University education | 304 (48.4) | 28 (49.1) | 206 (48.9) | 70 (46.9) | |
 Mothers occupation | |||||
  Unemployed | 396 (63.1) | 36 (63.1) | 260 (61.7) | 100 (67.1) | 0.507 |
  Employed | 231 (36.8) | 21 (36.8) | 161 (38.2) | 49 (32.8) | |
 Fathers occupation | |||||
  Unemployed | 157 (25) | 21 (36.8) | 110 (26.1) | 26 (17.4) | 0.011* |
  Employed | 470 (74.9) | 36 (63.1) | 311 (73.8) | 123 (82.5) | |
 Monthly family income (NRs)(1USD = 110NRs) | |||||
  < 15,000 | 112 (17.8) | 15 (26.3) | 68 (16.1) | 29 (19.4) | 0.543 |
  15,000–30,000 | 260 (41.4) | 19 (33.3) | 183 (43.4) | 58 (38.9) | |
  30,000–45,000 | 132 (21.1) | 13 (22.8) | 87 (20.6) | 32 (21.4) | |
  > 45,000 | 123 (19.6) | 10 (17.5) | 83 (19.7) | 30 (20.1) | |