Table 4.
Factors associated with overweight/obesity among children (n=150)
| Characteristics | Underweight (%) (n=16) | Normal weight (%) (n=55) | Overweight/obese (%) (n=79) | P# |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assist in household activities | ||||
| Yes | 25.0 | 61.8 | 5.1 | <0.001 |
| No | 75.0 | 38.2 | 94.9 | |
| Participate in sports at school ≥60 min/day ≤5 days | ||||
| Yes | 37.5 | 60.0 | 17.7 | 0.002* |
| No | 62.5 | 40.0 | 82.3 | |
| Participate in outdoor sports after school ≥60 min/day ≤5 days | ||||
| Yes | 43.8 | 45.5 | 16.5 | <0.001 |
| No | 56.2 | 54.5 | 83.5 | |
| Exposed to sedentary behaviors ≥120 min/day | ||||
| Yes | 68.8 | 36.4 | 97.5 | <0.001 |
| No | 31.2 | 63.6 | 2.5 | |
| Regular practice of eating breakfast | ||||
| Yes | 87.5 | 94.5 | 81.0 | 0.060 |
| No | 12.5 | 5.5 | 19.0 | |
| Given money for buying food at school | ||||
| Yes | 100.0 | 98.2 | 94.9 | 0.802 |
| No | 0.0 | 1.8 | 5.1 | |
| Types of food buy at school (n=145) | ||||
| Ice-cream | 18.8 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 0.595 |
| Chocolate | 6.2 | 9.3 | 9.3 | |
| Bread item | 12.5 | 31.5 | 18.7 | |
| Street food | 62.5 | 44.4 | 2.7 | |
| Fast food | 0.0 | 3.7 | 60.0 | |
| Consumption of ≥5 serving vegetables ≤5 days | ||||
| Yes | 37.5 | 34.5 | 20.3 | 0.109 |
| No | 62.5 | 65.5 | 79.7 | |
| Consumption of ≥5 serving fruits ≤5 days | ||||
| Yes | 31.2 | 41.8 | 16.5 | 0.174 |
| No | 68.8 | 58.2 | 83.5 | |
| Food preference for a regular meal | ||||
| Homemade food† | 62.5 | 54.5 | 32.9 | 0.001 |
| Fast food†† | 25.0 | 20.0 | 60.8 | |
| Sweet food††† | 12.5 | 25.5 | 6.3 |
†Rice, vegetable, fish, meat, etc., ††French fry, chicken fry, sandwich, burger, etc., †††Sweets, pudding, chocolate, ice cream, etc., #Fisher’s exact test was performed since the expected cell frequencies were less than five, *Chi-square test