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. 2013 Apr 1;42(4):380–390.

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)