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. 2012 Oct 15;11:85. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-11-85

Table 3.

Weight status of children by sex and maternal origin

BMI category Italian mother
Immigrant mother
χ2 p value
N (%) N (%)
Sons
N=1239
N=166
10.75
<0.05
Underweight
35 (2.82)
11 (6.63)
 
 
Normal weight
815 (65.78)
108 (65.06)
 
 
Overweight
274 (22.11)
28 (16.87)
 
 
Obese
115 (9.28)
19 (11.45)
 
 
Daughters
N=1146
N=155
5.84
 
Underweight
44 (3.84)
8 (5.16)
 
 
Normal weight
768 (67.02)
114 (73.55)
 
 
Overweight
232 (20.24)
26 (16.77)
 
 
Obese 102 (8.90) 7 (4.52)    
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