Table 3 Frequency distributions of demographic characteristics of participants and their parents
Obese | Normal-weight | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | ||
Gender | 0.03* | ||||
Girl | 20 | -- | 64 | -- | |
Boy | 40 | -- | 63 | -- | |
Age (years) | 60 | 10.5 (1.3) | 127 | 10.8 (1.2) | 0.17 |
Height (cm) | 60 | 145.1 (9.8) | 127 | 144.2 (9.6) | 0.54 |
Weight (kg) | 60 | 53.7 (9.6) | 127 | 37.7 (7.1) | < 0.01* |
BMI (kg/m2) | 60 | 25.3 (2.1) | 127 | 17.9 (1.5) | < 0.01* |
Ratera | 0.20 | ||||
Mother | 31 | -- | 78 | -- | |
Father | 28 | -- | 40 | -- | |
Other | 0 | -- | 7 | -- | |
Father’s age (years) | 51 | 43.7 (5.8) | 95 | 41.9 (7.2) | 0.13 |
Mother’s age (years) | 49 | 39.5 (5.7) | 98 | 39.8 (5.5) | 0.72 |
Father’s education | 0.61 | ||||
≤ K-12 | 32 | -- | 62 | -- | |
> 12 years | 19 | -- | 44 | -- | |
Mother’s education | 0.81 | ||||
≤ K-12 | 28 | -- | 61 | -- | |
> 12 years | 21 | -- | 42 | -- | |
Father’s BMI | 49 | 26.1 (3.9) | 87 | 24.4 (2.8) | 0.01* |
Mother’s BMI | 46 | 22.5 (3.8) | 92 | 21.2 (2.6) | 0.02* |
Family income (US$/month) | 0.65 | ||||
≤ 699 | 8 | -- | 13 | -- | |
700-1699 | 20 | -- | 37 | -- | |
≥ 1700 | 22 | -- | 45 | -- | |