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Table 2 Characteristics of the participants in this study

From: Clustering of attitudes towards obesity: a mixed methods study of Australian parents and children

  

Parents

Childrena

N

 

159

184

% Female

 

82

50

Age (years)

 

44.7 (6.0)

13.5 (2.7)

BMI (kg.m –2 )

 

28.4 (6.7)

20.0 (3.5)

Weight status

% overweight

35

18

% obese

31

4

Education

University

23

 

Diploma

30

Year 12

24

Year 10

22

Ethnic background

Australian

68

European

28

Other

4

Marital Status

Married/de facto

82

Separated/divorced/widowed

12

Single

6

  1. aThe word “children” will be used to refer to both children and adolescents.
  2. BMI = Body mass index.