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. 2021 Feb 4;16(2):e0246234. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246234

Table 1. General characteristics of preschool-age children in the urban area of Jakarta and its association with serum adiponectin (n = 85).

Variables Values1 Association with adiponectin
R-Value P-Value*
Age (year) 3.4 (3.3–3.4) 0.057 0.604P
Gender 0.541T
    Female 44 (51.8)
    Male 41 (48.2)
Had low birth weight history2 4 (4.7) 0.870T
Had low birth length history3 20 (23.5) 0.677T
Exclusive breastfeeding history 0.093T
    < Six months 41 (48.2)
    ≥ Six months 44 (51.8)
Light physical activity4 0.540T
    Sufficient 46 (54.1)
    Low 39 (45.9)
Moderate to vigorous activity5 0.266T
    Low 10 (11.6)
    Sufficient 75 (88.2)
Total sleep6 0.482T
    Low 10 (11.8)
    Sufficient 75 (88.2)
BMI for age and sex percentile category7 0.040A
    Underweight 13 (15.3)
    Normal weight 58 (68.2)
    Risk of overweight to overweight 14 (16.5)
Having abdominal obesity8 15 (17.6) 0.089T
Parent NCDs9 history
    Mother had an NCDs history 20 (23.5) 0.774T
    Father had an NCDs history 21 (24.7) 0.906T
Mother education level10 0.830T
    Low 26 (30.6)
    Medium to high 59 (69.4)
Father education level10 0.566T
    Low 22 (25.9)
    Medium to high 63 (74.1)
Household income classification11 0.628T
    Low 51 (60.0)
    Sufficient 34 (40.0)

1 Variable presented in mean ± SD or n (%).

2 Low birth weight: birth weight ≤ 2500 g.

3 Low birth length: birth length < 48 cm.

4 Sufficient (≤60 min/d), Low (>60 min/d).

5 Low (<60 min/d), Sufficient (≥60 min/d).

6 Low (<10 hours/d), Sufficient (≥10 hours/d).

7 Body Mass Index for age and sex percentile category: [1] <25th percentile = underweight, [2] 25th-85th percentile = normal weight, [3] >85th percentile = risk of overweight to overweight.

8 Abdominal obesity status based on waist circumference reference for age and sex: No (<80th percentile), yes (≥80th percentile).

9 Noncommunicable diseases (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, heart disease, dyslipidemia).

10 Low (below or equal to the 9-year compulsory education); Medium to high (over the mandatory 9-year education).

11 Low: below the provincial minimum wage of Jakarta 2018 (< IDR 3,648,035 or < USD 250); Sufficient: equal to or over the provincial minimum wage of Jakarta 2018 (≥ IDR 3,648,035 or ≥ USD 250).

P Pearson correlation coefficient.

T Independent-Samples T-Test.

A Analysis of variance (ANOVA) test.

* Statistically significant if p<0.05.