Table 2.
Maternal and child characteristics of the double burden of malnutrition among mother–child pairs in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia (N = 661).
| Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedentary behavior (sitting time) | ≤540 min/day | 578 | 87.4 |
| >540 min/day | 83 | 12.6 | |
| DDS of mother | Low/inadequate(≤5) | 292 | 44.2 |
| High/adequate(≥6) | 369 | 55.8 | |
| Birth weight (Kg) | Low(<2.5) | 148 | 22.4 |
| Normal (2.5–3.99) | 505 | 76.4 | |
| High(≥4.0) | 8 | 1.2 | |
| DDS of child | Low/inadequate(<4) | 456 | 69.0 |
| High/adequate(≥4) | 205 | 31.0 | |