Table 1.
Participants' characteristics according to overweight/obesity levels.
| Variable | All (N=905) | Overweight/obese (N=254) | Nonoverweight/nonobese (N=651) | p value∗ |
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| Age (years) | 20.9 ± 1.8 | 21.4 ± 1.3 | 20.8 ± 1.5 | <0.001 |
| Weight (kg) | 58.8 ± 14.0 | 74.5 ± 15.1 | 52.7 ± 7.2 | <0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 158.8 ± 5.7 | 159.0 ± 7.8 | 158.7 ± 5.6 | 0.462 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.3 ± 5.1 | 29.4 ± 5.1 | 20.9 ± 2.4 | <0.001 |
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| Father's education (%) | ||||
| High school or less | — | 44.9 | 41.5 | 0.755 |
| University degree | — | 38.6 | 39.5 | |
| Postgraduate degree | — | 16.5 | 19.0 | |
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| Mother's education (%) | ||||
| High school or less | — | 48.1 | 53.6 | 0.349 |
| University degree | — | 43.2 | 40.2 | |
| Postgraduate degree | — | 8.7 | 6.2 | |
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| Family income (%) | ||||
| 5000 SR or less | — | 5.5 | 7.4 | 0.260 |
| 5001–10,000 SR | — | 15.4 | 10.1 | |
| 10,001–15,000 SR | — | 13.8 | 16.7 | |
| 15,001–20,000 SR | — | 16.1 | 17.5 | |
| 20,001–25,000 SR | — | 15.0 | 15.2 | |
| 25,001+ SR | — | 34.3 | 33.0 | |
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| Obese kids in the family (%) | ||||
| None | — | 29.8 | 55.6 | <0.001 |
| 1-2 | — | 45.6 | 35.6 | |
| 3+ | — | 24.6 | 8.8 | |
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| Parent obesity (%) | ||||
| None obese | — | 49.2 | 59.4 | 0.002 |
| Obese mother | — | 22.4 | 21.0 | |
| Obese father | — | 12.6 | 11.5 | |
| Both are obese | — | 15.7 | 8.0 | |
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| Weight-loss attempt (%) | ||||
| No attempt | — | 16.5 | 52.4 | <0.001 |
| Tried but failed | — | 13.8 | 5.7 | |
| Tried and succeeded | — | 69.7 | 41.9 | |
Data are given as mean ± standard deviation or percentage; ∗T-test for independent samples or chi-square tests for the proportion; SR = Saudi Riyal (1 U$ = 3.75 SR).