Table 2.
Weight status and selected variables of total respondents
| Variable | Category of Variable | Weight Status | Total (%) N = 1000 |
Remark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal Wt (%) n = 894 (89.4) | Overweight (%) n = 77(7.7) | Obese (%) n = 29 (2.9) |
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| Location | Urban | 416 (83.2) | 57(11.4) | 27 (5.4) | 500 (100.0) | χ2 = 43.63 p < 0.001a |
| Rural | 478 (95.6) | 20 (4.0) | 2 (0.4) | 500 (100.0) | ||
| Sex | Male | 473 (92.7) | 27 (5.3) | 10 (2.0) | 510 (100.0) | χ2 = 12.29 p = 0.002a |
| Female | 421 (85.9) | 50 (10.2) | 19 (3.9) | 490 (100.0) | ||
| Age-group | Early Adolescence | 403(88.5) | 34(7.5) | 18(4.0) | 455 (100.0) | χ2 = 3.85b p = 0.426 |
| Mid Adolescence | 413(89.8) | 37(8.0) | 10(2.2) | 460 (100.0) | ||
| Late Adolescence | 78(91.7) | 6(7.1) | 1(1.2) | 85 (100.0) | ||
| Socio-Economic Status (SES) | Low SES | 492 (95.3) | 21(4.1) | 3(0.6) | 516 (100.0) | χ2 = 42.23 p < 0.001a |
| High SES | 402 (83.1) | 56(11.5) | 26(5.4) | 484 (100.0) | ||
| Physical Activity (MVPA +) | Physically Inactive | 443(87.0) | 47(9.2) | 19(3.8) | 509 (100.0) | χ2 = 6.30 p = 0.043a |
| Physically Active | 451(91.9.) | 30(6.1) | 10(2.0) | 491 (100.0) | ||
| High Blood Pressure | No | 872 (90.9) | 66 (6.9) | 21 (2.2) | 959 (100.0) | χ2 = 67.11b p < 0.001a |
| Yes | 22 (53.7) | 11 (26.8) | 8 (19.5) | 41 (100.0) | ||
| Father’s Educational Status n = 826 # | Low | 171(97.7) | 3(1.7) | 1(0.6) | 175(100.0) | χ2 = 19.85b p < 0.001a |
| High | 571(87.7) | 59(9.1) | 21(3.2) | 651(100.0) | ||
| Mother’s Educational Status n = 825 # | Low | 210(95.9) | 7(3.2) | 2(0.9) | 219(100.0) | χ2 = 16.96b p < 0.001a |
| High | 525(86.6) | 59(9.7) | 22(3.7) | 606(100.0) | ||
aStatistically significant
bLikelihood ratio/Fisher exact test used because at least one cell has an expected value < 5. #- Respondents who did not know parental educational status were excluded from analysis. + MVPA = Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (typical plus last seven days prior to interview)