Table 1 Demographic characteristics of 10–15 years old adolescents (n = 772) in the study
Characteristics | Overall (n = 772) | Girls (n = 378) | Boys (n = 394) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age categories | |||
 10–12 years | 396 (51.3) | 204 (54.0) | 192 (48.7) |
 13–15 years | 376 (48.7) | 174 (46.0) | 202 (51.3) |
Type of school attended | |||
 Private School | 382 (49.5) | 192 (50.8) | 190 (48.2) |
 Public School | 390 (50.5) | 186 (49.2) | 204 (51.8) |
Grade in which studying | |||
 Sixth | 190 (24.6) | 97 (25.7) | 93 (23.6) |
 Seventh | 206 (26.7) | 101 (26.7) | 105 (26.6) |
 Eighth | 209 (27.1) | 98 (25.9) | 111 (28.2) |
 Ninth | 167 (21.6) | 92 (24.3) | 85 (21.6) |
Living Arrangement | |||
 Nuclear | 515 (66.7) | 263 (69.6) | 252(64.0) |
 Joint | 189 (24.5) | 86 (22.8) | 103(26.1) |
 Extended | 68 (8.8) | 29 (7.7) | 39 (9.9) |
Mother’s highest education | |||
 Doctorate | 72 (9.3) | 43 (11.1) | 29 (7.4) |
 Postgraduate | 254 (32.9) | 124 (32.8) | 120 (30.5) |
 Graduate | 279 (36.1) | 158 (41.8) | 121 (30.7) |
 12th/10th/8th Pass | 167 (21.6) | 53 (14.0) | 124 (31.5) |
Mother’s present occupation | |||
 Service | 156 (20.2) | 75 (19.8) | 81 (20.6) |
 Business | 129 (16.7) | 63 (16.7) | 66 (16.8) |
 Doctor/Engineer/Lawyer | 65 (8.4) | 34 (9.0) | 31 (7.9) |
 Self Employed | 71 (9.2) | 42 (11.1) | 29 (7.4) |
 Unemployed/ Housewife | 351 (45.5) | 164 (43.4) | 187 (30.5) |
Monthly family income in INR | |||
  < 30,000 | 128 (16.6) | 52 (13.8) | 76 (19.3) |
  < 50,000 | 185 (24.0) | 83 (22.0) | 102 (25.9) |
 50,000- 1,00,000 | 270 (35.0) | 143 (37.8) | 127 (32.2) |
  > 1,00,000 | 189 (24.5) | 100 (26.5) | 89 (17.2) |
Religion | |||
 Hindu | 452 (58.5) | 231 (61.1) | 221 (56.1) |
 Muslim | 196 (25.4) | 86 (22.8) | 110 (27.9) |
 Christian | 44 (5.7) | 26 (6.9) | 18 (4.6) |
 Others (Jain, Sikh, Parsi, Buddhist) | 80 (10.4) | 35 (9.3) | 45 (11.4) |
Bodyweight status | |||
 Underweight | 98 (12.7) | 55 (14.6) | 43 (10.9) |
 Normal weight | 378 (49.0) | 187 (49.5) | 191 (48.5) |
 Overweight | 215 (27.8) | 95 (25.1) | 120 (30.5) |
 Obese | 81 (10.5) | 41 (10.8) | 40 (10.2) |
Central Obesity | |||
 Waist circumference a | |||
   < 75th percentile | 448 (58.0) | 204 (54.0) | 244 (61.9) |
  75-90th percentile | 251 (32.5) | 133 (35.2) | 118 (29.9) |
  90th percentile | 73 (9.5) | 41 (10.8) | 32 (8.1) |
  WHtR > 0.5 | 326 (42.2) | 174 (46.0) | 152 (38.6) |