Table 1.
Prevalence rates of overweight and obesity grouped according to demographic and socioeconomic variables.
| Variables | N (Total) | Overweight n (%) | Obese n (%) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 152 | 68 (44.7) | 84 (55.3)b | 0.004 |
| Female | 212 | 127 (59.9)a | 85 (40.1) | |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 159 | 77 (48.4) | 82 (51.6) | - |
| Non-white/non-black | 155 | 88 (56.8) | 67 (43.2) | - |
| Black | 50 | 30 (60.0) | 20 (40.0) | - |
| Stage of Puberty | ||||
| Prepubertal | 128 | 63 (49.2) | 65 (50.8) | - |
| Pubertal | 121 | 59 (48.8) | 62 (51.2) | - |
| Post-pubertal | 115 | 73 (63.5)c | 42 (36.5)d | 0.036 |
| Socioeconomic Status | ||||
| A+B | 179 | 92 (51.4) | 87 (48.6) | - |
| C | 158 | 91 (57.6) | 67 (42.4) | - |
| D+E | 27 | 12 (44.4) | 15 (55.6) | - |
| Education Level of the Head of the Family (Years of Study) | ||||
| <8 | 87 | 42 (48.3) | 45 (51.7) | - |
| ≥8 and <12 | 74 | 45 (60.8) | 29 (39.2) | - |
| ≥12 | 197 | 106 (53.8) | 91 (46.2) | - |
| School Administrative Category | ||||
| Private | 76 | 40 (52.6) | 36 (47.4) | - |
| State public | 194 | 107 (55.2) | 87 (44.8) | - |
| Municipal public | 94 | 48 (51.1) | 46 (48.9) | - |
a, b, c, d - χ2 test, level of significance p≤0.05.