Table 1.
Distribution of Mean and Standard Deviation and the Body Mass Index Based (BMI) on Demographic Variables of children
| BMI (children) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal (n = 379) | OW & OB (n = 146) | ||
| Variables (mothers) | N (%) | N (%) | P Value |
| Age | |||
| ≤ 29 | 64 (16.8) | 31 (21.2) | |
| 30–39 | 206 (54.3) | 68 (46.5) | |
| ≥ 40 | 109 (28.7) | 47 (32) | |
| education | |||
| Illiterate/Elementary | 70 (18.4) | 55 (37.6) | |
| Middle school | 88 (23.2) | 34 (23.2) | |
| High school/university | 221 (58.3) | 57 (39) | |
| Socioeconomic status | |||
| High | 65 (17.1) | 43 (29.4) | |
| Moderate | 269 (70.9) | 76 (52) | |
| Low | 48 (12.6) | 27 (18.4) | |
| BMI | |||
| Underweight | 14 (3.6) | 6 (4) | |
| Normal | 162 (42.7) | 51 (34.9) | |
| OW | 120 (31.6) | 56 (38.3) | |
| OB | 83 (21.8) | 33 (22.6) | |