Table 1 Descriptive statistics of participants

Age (year)^a

15.1 ± 1.4

15.2 ± 1.1

15.1 ± 1.3

BMI (kg/m²)^a

21.5 ± 3.9

22.1 ± 4.6

21.8 ± 4.3

BMI Z score^a

0.24 ± 1.17

0.47 ± 1.36

0.35 ± 1.27

Waist circumference (cm)^a

76.3 ± 9.6

74.2 ± 11.1

75.3 ± 10.4

 -Underweight

11(3.6%)

7(2.5%)

18(3.1%)

 -Normal weight

215(69.8%)

174(63.0%)

389(66.6%)

 -Overweight

59(19.2%)

49(17.8%)

108(18.5%)

 -Obese

23(7.5%)

46(16.7%)

69(11.8%)

 -Underweight

59(19.5%)

67(24.4%)

126(21.8%)

 -Normal weight

159(52.5%)

140(50.9%)

299(51.7%)

 -Overweight

79(26.1%)

56(20.4%)

135(23.4%)

 -Obese

6(2.0%)

12(4.4%)

18(3.1%)

 - Satisfied

155(51.6%)

181(65.8%)

336(58.4%)

 -In between satisfied and dissatisfied

28(9.3%)

15(5.5%)

43(7.5%)

 - Dissatisfied

117(39.0%)

79(28.8%)

196(34.1%)

 -Married

287 (93.8%)

268 (97.1%)

555(95.4%)

 -Single parent (Divorced/Widowed)

19 (6.2%)

8 (2.9%)

27 (4.6%)

Mothers’ education^b (n = 583)

 - Less than high school diploma

91 (29.6%)

92 (33.3%)

183 (31.4%)

 - High school diploma

143 (46.6%)

98 (35.5%)

241 (41.3%)

 - University degree

73 (23.8%)

86 (31.2%)

159 (27.3%)

 - Housewife

246 (80.1%)

210 (76.6%)

456 (78.5%)

 - Working

61 (19.9%)

64 (23.4%)

125 (21.5%)

 - Less than high school diploma

85 (28.3%)

76 (27.8%)

161 (28.1%)

 - High school diploma

131 (43.7%)

89 (32.5%)

220 (38.3%)

 - University degree

84 (28.0%)

109 (39.8%)

193 (33.5%)

 - Self employed

140 (46.7%)

123 (44.9%)

263 (45.8%)

 - Employee

95 (31.7%)

93 (33.9%)

188 (32.8%)

 - Laborer

26 (8.7%)

23 (8.4%)

49 (8.5%)

 - Retired

31 (10.3%)

30 (10.9%)

61 (10.6%)

 - Jobless

8 (2.7%)

5 (1.8%)

13 (2.3%)