Table 1:

Mean (±SE) of age of household head, family size, per capita measurement of house, per capita number of rooms, expenditures and income of Iranian households based on weight status of adult females

Variable	Weight status (Mean±SE)
	Under/ Normal weight (n=110)	Overweight (n=166)	Obese (n=136)	Total (n=412)
Age of household head (year)	44.0±1.4	50.2±1.1*	53.0±1.1*	49.5±0.7
Age of adult female (year)	39.2±1.4	45.5±1.1*	47.1±1.1*	44.3±0.7
Family size (numbers)	3.6±0.1	3.8±0.1	4.0±0.1‡	3.8±0.1
Area of house (square meter)	99.6±7.4	105.1±4.6	100.20±4.3	102.0±3.70
Number of rooms	2.62±0.11	2.81±0.09	2.75±0.08	2.74±0.05
Score of facilities in the house	6.8±0.3	7.4±0.2	7.7±0.2†	7.3±0.1
Household expenditures (1000 Iranian Rials)
Food expenditure (1000 Iranian Rials)	2275±166	2601±121	2992±150*	2647±83
Clothing expenditure (1000 Iranian Rials)	558±86	457±63	439±45	477±37
Rent expenditure & loan (1000 Iranian Rials)	2651±374	2053±339	1984±387	2186±212
Water, electricity. gas & Telephone expenditure (1000 Iranian Rials)	514±57	579±45	577±46	562±28
Educational expenditure (1000 Iranian Rials)	404±110	814±163	768±185	693±95
Leisure expenditure (1000 Iranian Rials)	314±110	362±89	270±47	319±48
Transfer expenditure (1000 Iranian Rials)	177±29	171±28	144±21	163±15
Other expenditure (1000 Iranian Rials)	313±129	213±55	147±24	216±40
Total Expenditure (1000 Iranian Rials)	6262±646	6008±452	6291±578	6170±315
Monthly income (from employment) (1000 Iranian Rials)	6746±825	7401±804	6962±693	7087±454
Other Income (1000 Iranian Rials)	1611±980	877±251	722±157	1020±283

^*:Significant difference with underweight & normal weight women using ANOVA (p<0.001)

^†:Significant difference with underweight & normal weight women using ANOVA (p<0.01)

^‡:Significant difference with underweight & normal weight women using ANOVA (p<0.05)