Table 1.

Characteristics of the study sample.

	Control (n = 87)
Age	9.9 ± 2.0 (range 4–13)
Gender	Female n = 52 (39.7%) Male n = 79 (60.3%)
Underweight	n = 31 (23.7%)
Normal weight	n = 45 (34.4%)
Overweight	n = 32 (24.4%)
Obese	n = 23 (17.6%)
Mother’s Educational level	Primary 25.2% Secondary 42.7% University 35.9%
Father’s Educational level	Primary 21.4% Secondary 37.4% University 37.4%
Mother’s work	Unemployed/housewife 29.2% Primary 0% Secondary 16.2% Tertiary 54.6%
Father’s work	Unemployed 6.1% Primary 4.6% Secondary 35.1% Tertiary 54.2%
Living with two parents	82.4%
Living with one parent	17.6%