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) | |||
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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)