Table 1.
Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of the study participants
| Variable | Age groups | Total (N=393) | ||
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| 6–9 years (n=124) | 10 – 15 years (n=207) | 16–18 years (n=62) | ||
| Age, year, Mean (SD) | 7.44 (1.09) | 12.56 (1.71) | 16.79 (0.77) | 11.60 (3.50) |
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| BMI Mean (SD) | 14.34 (2.22) | 17.58 (3.48) | 20.15 (4.36) | 17.00 (3.85) |
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| WHR Mean (SD) | 0.87 (0.07) | 0.82 (0.06) | 0.80 (0.07) | 0.83 (0.08) |
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| Sex, n (%) | ||||
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| Female | 72 (58.10) | 103 (49.80) | 30 (48.40) | 205 (52.25) |
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| Education, n (%) | ||||
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| Basic | 124 (100) | 196 (94.69) | 32 (51.61) | 352 (89.57) |
| Secondary | 0 (0.00) | 10 (4.83) | 29 (46.77) | 39 (9.92) |
| None | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.48) | 1 (1.61) | 2 (0.51) |
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| Guardian, n (%) | ||||
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| aParent | 104 (83.87) | 148 (71.49) | 49 (79.03) | 301 (76.59) |
| Sibling | 1 (0.81) | 9 (4.34) | 2 (3.22) | 12 (3.05) |
| Grandparent | 9 (7.25) | 20 (9.66) | 2 (3.22) | 31 (7.89) |
| Other relative | 6 (4.84) | 15 (7.25) | 3 (4.84) | 24 (6.11) |
| bOthers | 4 (3.23) | 14 (6.76) | 6 (9.67) | 24 (6.11) |
Abbreviations: Body Mass Index (BMI), and Waist to Hip Ratio (WHR)
a
Living with mother or father
b
Living alone or with a non-relative (including orphanage)