Table 1.
Characteristics of participants according to overweight/ obesity status
| Characteristics/variables | Categories | Childhood overweight /obesity | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n (%) | No n (%) | |||
| Age group of the children and adolescents, years | 5–9 | 46 (25.27) | 79 (17.56) | 0.006 |
| 10–14 | 98 (53.85) | 225 (50.00) | ||
| 15–18 | 38 (20.88) | 146 (32.44) | ||
| Sex of children and adolescents | Male | 85 (46.7) | 221 (49.1) | 0.583 |
| Female | 97 (53.3) | 229 (50.9) | ||
| Sex of household head | Male | 140 (76.9) | 341 (75.8) | 0.760 |
| Female | 42 (23.1) | 109 (24.2) | ||
| Age group of household head | < 40 years | 22 (30.2) | 176 (39.1) | 0.036 |
| ≥ 40 years | 127 (69.8) | 274 (60.9) | ||
| Maternal education | No-formal education | 63 (34.6) | 180 (40) | 0.208 |
| Formal education | 119 (65.4) | 270 (60) | ||
| Maternal occupation | Unemployed | 50 (27.5) | 161 (35.8) | 0.011 |
| Private business | 30 (16.5) | 96 (21.3) | ||
| Employed | 102 (56.0) | 193 (42.9) | ||
| Marital status of the respondents | Married | 153 (84.1) | 379 (84.2) | 0.747 |
| Divorced | 17 (9.34) | 33 (7.3) | ||
| Widowed | 10 (5.49) | 32 (7.11) | ||
| Separated | 2 (1.10) | 6 (1.33) | ||
| Household size | < 5 Members | 90 (49.5) | 230 (51.2) | 0.686 |
| ≥5 Members | 92 (50.5) | 219 (48.8) | ||
| Type of school where the child attend | Private | 98 (53.8) | 240 (53.3) | 0.907 |
| Public | 84 (46.2) | 210 (46.7) | ||
| Wealth index | Poorest | 28 (15.56) | 98 (22.07) | < 0.001 |
| Poorer | 32 (17.78) | 92 (20.72) | ||
| Middle | 35 (19.44) | 117 (26.35) | ||
| Richer | 31 (17.22) | 67 (15.09) | ||
| Richest | 54 (30.00) | 70 (15.77) | ||
| Household food insecurity status | Food secure | 151 (83.89) | 363 (80.85) | 0.332 |
| Mildly and moderately food insecure | 17 (9.44) | 39 (8.69) | ||
| Severely food insecure | 12 (6.67) | 47 (10.47) | ||
| Child food insecurity status | Food secure | 165 (90.66) | 389 (86.64) | 0.162 |
| Food insecure | 17 (9.34) | 60 (13.36) | ||
Employed*-Government and NGO employee