Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics and weight status of the participants: schoolchildren aged 8–14 years, Karnataka State, South India, January–March 2008

	Weight status
	Underweight (n 476)		Overweight (n 181)		Normal weight (n 1245)
	n	%	n	%	n	%	P*
Gender
Male	271	30·3	74	8·3	548	61·4	<0·001
Female	205	20·3	107	10·6	697	69·1
Age category
≤10 years	153	21·3	67	9·3	498	69·4	0·010
>10 years	323	27·3	114	9·6	747	63·1
Location
Non-city	357	29·0	98	8·0	776	63·0	<0·001
City	119	17·7	83	12·4	469	69·9
Language of instruction
Kannada	132	25·3	22	4·2	367	70·4	<0·001
English	344	24·9	159	11·5	878	63·6
Education of mother	(n 374)		(n 141)		(n 1020)
≤7th grade	121	28·5	16	3·8	288	67·8	<0·001
>7th grade	253	22·8	125	11·3	732	65·9
Education of father	(n 414)		(n 161)		(n 1101)
≤7th grade	101	24·3	23	5·5	292	70·2	0·003
>7th grade	313	24·8	138	11·0	809	64·2

*P value obtained through Pearson's χ ² test.