Table 3.
Distribution and characteristics of obese and non-obese primary school children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2011
| Variable |
Non-obese children |
Obese children |
P-value |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean±SD | (n)% | Mean±SD | (n)% | ||
| Age in years |
11.2±2.1 |
|
12.0±1.2 |
|
0.042 |
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
| Boys |
|
201 (96.2) |
|
8 (3.8) |
0.286 |
| Girls |
|
222 (93.7) |
|
15 (6.3) |
|
| Place of residence |
|
|
|
|
|
| Rural |
|
194 (98.5) |
|
3 (1.5) |
0.002 |
| Urban |
|
229 (92.0) |
|
20 (8.0) |
|
| Religion |
|
|
|
|
|
| Christian |
|
211 (93.8) |
|
14 (6.2) |
0.393 |
| Muslim |
|
212 (95.9) |
|
9 (4.1) |
|
| Number of adults (≥18yrs) |
6.3±2.2 |
|
5.7±1.4 |
|
0.379 |
| Number of children (<18yrs) |
3.2±2.2 |
|
2.3±1.0 |
|
0.019 |
| Education level of mother |
|
|
|
|
0.713 |
| No formal |
|
26 (96.3) |
|
1 (3.7) |
|
| Primary |
|
139 (96.5) |
|
5 (3.5) |
|
| Secondary |
|
99 (93.4) |
|
7 (6.6) |
|
| College/University |
|
63 (92.7) |
|
5 (7.3) |
|
| No response |
|
82 (94.3) |
|
5 (5.7) |
|
| Occupation of mother |
|
|
|
|
0.217 |
| Housewife |
|
78 (90.7) |
|
8 (9.3) |
|
| Business |
|
176 (96.2) |
|
7 (3.8) |
|
| Farmer |
|
58 (98.3) |
|
1 (1.7) |
|
| Government employee |
|
36 (92.3) |
|
3 (7.7) |
|
| Other |
|
56 (94.9) |
|
3 (5.1) |
|
| SBP |
103.4±9.9 |
|
114.3±11.8 |
|
<0.001 |
| DBP | 66.0±7.9 | 75.8±9.7 | <0.001 | ||