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. 2024 Jan 12;10(2):e24630. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24630

Table 2.

Descriptive Data and ANOVA analysis: determinants of child overweight.

Variables
BMIZ
N (%)/Mean ± SD Mean SD P value
Total sample 4429 (100 %)
Child characteristics
Children's age 2.91 ± 1.65 0
0 467 (10.54) 2.64 1.39
1 582 (13.14) 0.38 1.48
2 724 (16.5) 0.42 1.43
3 742 (16.75) 0.32 1.3
4 929 (20.98) 0.3 1.34
5 985 (22.24) 0.12 1.25
Children's Gender 0.022
Boys 2427 (54.80) 0.58 1.56
Girls 2002 (45.20) 0.48 1.51
Children's nationality 0.576
Han 3771 (85.14) 0.54 1.52
Minority 658 (14.86) 0.51 1.63
Health insurance 0.041
No 2691 (60.75) 0.58 1.56
Yes 1738 (39.25) 0.48 1.5
3-day Calories consumption 1115.2 ± 470.44 0.54 1.54 0
3-day Protein intake 34.70 ± 14.82 0.54 1.54 0
3-day Fat intake 35.12 ± 20.79 0.54 1.54 0
Parents' characteristics
Maternal height 157 ± 5.57 0
≥157 2234 (50.44) 0.66 1.6
<157 2200 (49.56) 0.41 1.47
Paternal height 168 ± 6.17 0.004
>=168 2208 (49.85) 0.6 1.59
<168 2221 (50.15) 0.47 1.48
Maternal BMI 21.95 ± 2.94 0
18.5<BMI<24 3138 (70.85) 0.53 1.51
BMI ≥ 24 913 (20.61) 0.72 1.55
BMI ≤ 18.5 378 (8.53) 0.17 1.64
Paternal BMI 22.34 ± 3.01 0.001
18.5< BMI <24 3070 (69.32) 0.49 1.5
BMI≥24 1107 (24.99) 0.69 1.59
BMI≤18.5 252 (5.69) 0.47 1.7
Maternal education level 0.001
Non-educated 591 (13.34) 0.47 1.47
Primary 965 (21.79) 0.48 1.55
Low middle school 1848 (41.72) 0.53 1.54
Upper middle school 505 (11.40) 0.49 1.54
Vocational 251 (5.67) 0.76 1.65
College and above 269 (6.07) 0.87 1.52
Maternal average working days per week 5.67 ± 0.86 0.54 1.54 0.5822
Maternal employment 0
Non-worked 900 (20.32) 0.8 1.67
Worked 3529 (79.68) 0.47 1.5
Paternal education level 0.0175
Non-educated 211 (4.76) 0.55 1.57
Primary 724 (16.35) 0.39 1.53
Low middle school 2141 (48.34) 0.53 1.56
Upper middle school 768 (17.34) 0.57 1.45
Vocational 276 (6.23) 0.68 1.55
College and above 309 (6.98) 0.72 1.59
Paternal average working days per week 5.24 ± 1.73 0.54 1.54 0.0914
Paternal employment 0.0068
Non-worked 310 (7) 0.77 1.64
Worked 4119 (93) 0.52 1.53
Father's smoking 0.861
Yes 2662 (60.10) 0.49 1.49
No 1767 (39.90) 0.61 1.6
Father's drinking 0.035
Yes 2942 (66.43) 0.5 1.52
No 1487 (33.57) 0.61 1.57
Father's health insurance 0.044
Yes 1944 (43.89) 0.59 1.59
No 2485 (56.11) 0.5 1.49
Mother's health insurance 0.008
Yes 2662 (60.10) 0.49 1.49
No 1767 (39.90) 0.61 1.6
Household characteristics
Household per capita income 0.001
Lowest 892 (20.14) 0.56 1.51
Lower 887 (20.03) 0.51 1.46
Medium 892 (20.14) 0.48 1.49
Higher 885 (19.98) 0.42 1.59
Highest 873 (19.71) 0.72 1.63
Household asset index 0.74 ± 0.35 0.54 1.54 0.0005
Community characteristics
Region 0
East coastal area 962 (21.69) 0.78 1.5
Central area 1439 (32.44) 0.59 1.51
West area 1424 (32.1) 0.29 1.53
North-east area 611 (13.77) 0.63 1.6
Area 0.891
Urban 1204 (27.18) 0.54 1.5
Rural 3225 (72.82) 0.54 1.55
Urbanization index 0.106
Lowest 899 (20.30) 0.5 1.48
Lower 887 (20.03) 0.47 1.52
Medium 878 (19.82) 0.59 1.59
Higher 882 (19.91) 0.5 1.53
Highest 883 (19.94) 0.64 1.57

Note: The data above is from CHNS. The results above are summarized by STATA.