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. 2017 Feb 20;2017:5740851. doi: 10.1155/2017/5740851

Table 7.

Socioeconomic factors associated with prevalence of stunting, wasting, and overweight/obese children (%).

Socioeconomic factors Stunted children Wasted children Overweight/obese children
Mother's education Illiterate 4.3 3.3 12.3
Primary/secondary 2.8 3.0 10.7
University 2.2 2.5 9.4

Father's education Illiterate 3.4 3.8 9.4
Primary/secondary 3.7 2.9 11.6
University 2.2 2.1 12.4

Family income <5000 SAR 3.7 3.4 9.9
5000–10000 SAR 3.2 2.7 10.3
>10000 SAR 2.4 2.7 11.2