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) |