Table 3. Descriptive statistics of mothers' responses about child's weight category and concern about child being overweight in the future.
| Mothers' response |
Normal weighta |
Overweight and obesea |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 years | 12 years | 15 years | 7 years | 12 years | 15 years | |
| n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | |
| All | ||||||
| Not overweight | 425 (99.8) | 299 (99.3) | 218 (99.5) | 67 (63.8) | 63 (47.7) | 48 (60.8) |
| Overweight | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.7) | 1 (0.5) | 38 (36.2) | 69 (52.3) | 31 (39.2) |
| Boys | ||||||
| Not overweight | 212 (100.0) | 144 (100.0) | 107 (99.1) | 37 (63.8) | 31 (47.7) | 17 (50.0) |
| Overweight | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) | 21 (36.2) | 34 (52.3) | 17 (50.0) |
| Girls | ||||||
| Not overweight | 213 (99.5) | 155 (98.7) | 111 (100.0) | 30 (63.8) | 32 (47.8) | 31 (68.9) |
| Overweight | 1 (0.5) | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 17 (36.2) | 35 (52.2) | 14 (31.1) |
| All | ||||||
| Not concerned | 267 (62.7) | 195 (64.8) | 162 (74.0) | 20 (19.0) | 23 (17.4) | 24 (30.4) |
| Concerned | 159 (37.3) | 106 (35.2) | 57 (26.0) | 85 (81.0) | 109 (82.6) | 55 (69.6) |
| Boys | ||||||
| Not concerned | 147 (69.3) | 94 (65.3) | 83 (76.9) | 12 (20.7) | 9 (13.8) | 12 (35.3) |
| Concerned | 65 (30.7) | 50 (34.7) | 25 (23.1) | 46 (79.3) | 56 (86.2) | 22 (64.7) |
| Girls | ||||||
| Not concerned | 147 (69.3) | 101 (64.3) | 79 (71.2) | 12 (20.7) | 14 (20.9) | 12 (26.7) |
| Concerned | 65 (30.7) | 56 (35.7) | 32 (28.8) | 46 (79.3) | 53 (79.1) | 33 (73.3) |
a
According to UK 1990 growth reference.2