Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the study sample
| Weight Status | ||
| Child BMI [N (%)] (N = 154) | <85th percentile | 107 (69.5%) |
| 85th to <95th percentile | 17 (11.0%) | |
| .> 95th percentile | 30 (19.5%) | |
| Mother BMI [N (%)] (N = 154) | BMI < 25 Kg/m^2 | 12 (7.8%) |
| BMI 25-29.9 Kg/m^2 | 26 (16.9%) | |
| BMI > 30 Kg/m^2 | 116 (75.3%) | |
| Father BMI [N (%)] (N = 137) | BMI < 25 Kg/m^2 | 19 (13.9%) |
| BMI 25-30 Kg/m^2 | 50 (36.5%) | |
| BMI > 30 Kg/m^2 | 68 (49.6%) | |
| Child individual factors | ||
| Child age years (Mean ±SD[Range]) | 10.83 ±3.82 [5.1-18] | |
| Child sex | Boys [N(%)] | 77 (50%) |
| Girls (%) | 77 (50%) | |
| Birth weight (mean ± SD) | 2.94 ±0.57 | |
| Family factors | ||
| Maternal age years (mean ± SD) | 38.92 ±8.48 [24-59] | |
| Maternal Education | Illiterate | 33 (21.7% |
| Precollege | 58 (38.2%) | |
| Collage | 61 (40.1%) | |
| Maternal Occupation | Housewife | 95 (65.1%) |
| Working | 51 (34.9%) | |
| Father age years (mean ± SD) | 45.42 ±7.81 [30-60] | |
| Father Education | Illiterate | 23 (17.3%) |
| Precollege | 49 (36.8%) | |
| Collage | 61 (45.9%) | |
| Father Occupation135 | Manual | 66 (48.9%) |
| Non-Manual | 69 (51.1%) | |
| Family size (N=153) | 5.1 ±1.12 [2-8] | |
| Residence | Rural | 32 (20.8%) |
| Urban | 122 (79.2%) | |