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. 2017 Nov 22;18(1):81–89. doi: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2017.10.001

Table 1.

Demographic data of children and their parents.

Children
Father
Mother
N M or (%) SD N M or (%) SD M or (%) SD
Age (years) 236 11.00 1.02 167 43.83 5.54 172 40.95 5.12
Height (cm) 236 145.70 9.05 166 170.72 4.89 165 159.10 4.85
Weight (kg) 236 42.34 10.91 157 72.53 9.93 161 54.31 7.49
BMI (kg/m2) 236 19.71 3.72 157 24.89 3.25 161 21.44 2.90
Weight group 236 (100.0) 157 (100.0) 161 (100.0)
Underweight 32 (13.6) 2 (1.3) 12 (7.5)
Normal-weight 120 (50.8) 64 (40.8) 123 (76.4)
Overweight 37 (15.7) 58 (36.9) 17 (10.6)
Obese 47 (19.9) 33 (21.0) 9 (5.6)
Educational level: Parents 181 (100.0) 179 (100.0)
≤ Junior high school 18 (9.9) 7 (3.9)
Senior high school 70 (38.7) 91 (50.8)
≥ College 93 (51.4) 81 (45.3)
Gender: Children 236 (100.0)
Boys 100 (42.4)
Girls 136 (57.6)
Current Primary School Grade: Children 236 (100.0)
3rd 25 (10.6)
4th 47 (19.9)
5th 96 (40.7)
6th 68 (28.8)