Table 3.
Children’s weight status across different subgroups.
| Variables | N (%) | Weight Status (n, %) | X 2 | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underweight | Normal | Overweight/Obesity | ||||
| Residence | 2.081 | 0.353 | ||||
| Urban | 421 (39.0) | 21 (5.0) | 301 (71.5) | 99 (23.5) | ||
| Rural | 660 (61.1) | 43 (6.5) | 481 (72.9) | 136 (20.6) | ||
| Gender | 15.315 | <0.01 | ||||
| Boys | 558 (51.6) | 38 (6.8) | 375 (67.2) | 145 (26.0) | ||
| Girls | 523 (48.4) | 26 (4.97) | 407 (77.8) | 90 (17.2) | ||
| Children age (year) | ||||||
| 7–10 | 396 (36.6) | 24 (6.1) | 270 (68.2) | 102 (25.8) | 21.462 | <0.01 |
| 11–14 | 419 (38.8) | 28 (6.7) | 291 (69.5) | 100 (23.9) | ||
| 15–18 | 266 (24.6) | 12 (4.5) | 221 (83.1) | 33 (12.4) | ||
| Maternal age (year) | 11.369 | 0.023 | ||||
| 27–36 | 358 (33.1) | 22 (6.2) | 239 (66.8) | 97 (27.1) | ||
| 37–46 | 664 (61.4) | 41 (6.2) | 497 (74.9) | 126 (19.0) | ||
| 47–57 | 59 (5.5) | 1 (1.7) | 46 (78.0) | 12 (20.3) | ||
| Maternal education | 36.202 | <0.01 | ||||
| Junior high school and below | 710 (65.7) | 54 (7.6) | 536 (75.5) | 120 (16.9) | ||
| High school | 142 (13.1) | 6 (4.2) | 94 (66.2) | 42 (29.6) | ||
| Technical college | 108 (10.0) | 2 (1.9) | 71 (65.7) | 35 (32.4) | ||
| College and above | 121 (11.2) | 2 (1.65) | 81(67.0) | 38 (31.4) | ||
| Maternal employment | 5.657 | 0.059 | ||||
| Yes | 847 (78.4) | 50 (5.9) | 626 (73.9) | 171 (20.2) | ||
| No | 234 (21.7) | 14 (6.0) | 156 (66.7) | 64 (27.4) | ||
| Maternal occupation | 31.524 | <0.01 | ||||
| No occupation | 234 (21.7) | 14 (6.0) | 156 (66.7) | 64 (27.4) | ||
| Professional and technical worker |
111 (10.3) | 3 (2.7) | 73 (65.8) | 35 (31.5) | ||
| Manager/office staff | 93 (8.6) | 5 (5.4) | 58 (62.4) | 30 (32.3) | ||
| Farmer | 225 (20.8) | 18 (8.0) | 174 (77.3) | 33 (14.7) | ||
| Worker | 143 (13.2) | 6 (4.2) | 112 (78.3) | 25 (17.5) | ||
| Service/driver | 215 (19.9) | 14 (6.5) | 165 (76.7) | 36 (16.7) | ||
| Others | 60 (5.6) | 4 (6.7) | 44 (73.3) | 12 (20.0) | ||
| Household income a | 13.448 | 0.036 | ||||
| Q1 | 271 (25.1) | 20 (7.4) | 201 (74.2) | 50 (18.5) | ||
| Q2 | 270 (25.0) | 13 (4.8) | 204 (75.6) | 53 (19.6) | ||
| Q3 | 270 (25.0) | 19 (7.0) | 197 (73.0) | 54 (20.0) | ||
| Q4 | 270 (25.0) | 12 (4.4) | 180 (66.7) | 78 (28.9) | ||
| Total N (%) | 1081 (100.0) | 64 (6.0) | 782 (72.3) | 235 (21.7) | ||
a Q4 (Quartile 4) is the richest and Q1 (Quartile 1) is the poorest. Q1: 0–3492 US$; Q2: 3493–6056 US$; Q3: 6057–10345 US$; Q4: > 1.345 US$. Note: The exchange rate between the US$ and the Chinese Yuan used in the study is 1 Yuan = 0.1445 US$.