Table 3.
The weight status of rural and urban students in 2005 and 2008.
| 2005 | 2008 | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Status∗ | Rural (n = 2314) | Urban (n = 1812) | Rural (n = 849) | Urban (n = 3000) | |
| Normal weight† | 1791 (77.4)a | 1466 (80.9)b | 690 (81.3)c | 2453 (81.8) | .007ab; .021ac |
| Overweight | 377 (16.3)a | 241 (13.3)b | 118 (13.9) | 418 (13.9) | .007ab; |
| Obese | 146 (6.3) | 105 (5.8)a | 41 (4.8) | 129 (4.3)b | .021ab |
∗International Obesity Task Force cut-offs used to determine weight status.
† Reported as n (%), superscripts in each row indicate source of significant differences.
Different subscripts in each row indicate significant differences at P < .05 (2-tailed) to compare differences by year and by residence.