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. 2020 Oct 28;45(4):429–434. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_466_19

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the children (n=150)

Characteristics Underweight (%) (n=16) Normal weight (%) (n=55) Overweight/obese (%) (n=79)
Sex
 Boy 56.2 61.8 67.1
 Girl 43.8 38.2 32.9
Age (years) (mean)
 Mean age 11.3 11.4 11.6
Religion
 Muslim 87.5 94.5 93.7
 Hindu 12.5 5.5 6.3
Type of school
 Public 62.5 58.2 41.8
 Private 37.5 41.8 58.2
Grade
 Four 68.8 49.1 36.7
 Five 31.2 50.9 63.3