Table 3. Association between child obesity and sociodemographic characteristics of children (n=688).

§ P-value has been calculated using the chi-square test.

** Significant at the p<0.05 level.

Factor	BMI Level		P-value §
	Obese or Overweight N (%) (n=105)	Normal or Underweight N (%) (n=583)
Child age group
6 – 12 years	69 (65.7%)	375 (64.3%)	0.784
13 – 16 years	36 (34.3%)	208 (35.7%)
Child gender
Male	58 (55.2%)	335 (57.5%)	0.672
Female	47 (44.8%)	248 (42.5%)
Family monthly income (SAR)
≤20,000	54 (51.4%)	307 (52.7%)	0.816
>20,000	51 (48.6%)	276 (47.3%)
Consanguinity between
Yes	55 (52.4%)	242 (41.5%)	0.038 **
No	50 (47.6%)	341 (58.5%)
Number of family members
3 persons	17 (16.2%)	46 (07.9%)	0.002 **
4 – 6 persons	48 (45.7%)	337 (57.8%)
7 – 9 persons	28 (26.7%)	170 (29.2%)
≥10 persons	12 (11.4%)	30 (05.1%)
Parents suffering from obesity
Yes	58 (55.2%)	229 (39.3%)	0.002 **
No	47 (44.8%)	354 (60.7%)
Number of main meals per day
One to two meals	23 (21.9%)	201 (34.5%)	<0.001 **
Three meals	27 (25.7%)	234 (40.1%)
Four or more meals	55 (52.4%)	148 (25.4%)
Number of hours watching electronic gadget
Two hours or less a day	28 (26.7%)	129 (22.1%)	0.308
More than two hours a day	77 (73.3%)	454 (77.9%)
Number of hours spent in physical activities
Less than 30 minutes a day	43 (41.0%)	259 (44.4%)	0.009 **
30 minutes to one hour a day	16 (15.2%)	149 (25.6%)
More than one hour a day	46 (43.8%)	175 (30.0%)
Associated symptoms during the past year
Yes	26 (24.8%)	173 (29.7%)	0.307
No	79 (75.2%)	410 (70.3%)