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Table 4 Differences in familial factors among the participants with different weight status

From: Differences in lifestyle behaviors, dietary habits, and familial factors among normal-weight, overweight, and obese Chinese children and adolescents

 

Normal (n = 3338)

Overweight (n = 651)

Obese (n = 273)

P-value

    

Overweight vs. normal

Obesity vs. normal

Family income ≥2000 CNY/month

2535(75.9)

500(76.8)

224(82.1)

0.637

0.022*

Family size ≤ 3

1806(54.1)

396(60.8)

165(60.4)

0.002*

0.043*

Smoking mother

230(6.9)

35(5.4)

19(7)

0.156

0.965

Smoking father

1705(51.1)

352(54.1)

152(55.7)

0.162

0.144

Educational level of parents

   

0.139

0.337

Both ≤ high school

2974(89.1)

568(87.3)

240(87.9)

  

At least one > high school

189(5.7)

50(7.7)

21(7.7)

  

Both > high school

175(5.2)

33(5.1)

12(4.4)

  

Unemployed mother

605(18.1)

109(16.7)

50(18.3)

0.4

0.937

Unemployed father

283(8.5)

54(8.3)

23(8.4)

0.878

0.976

  1. Data are expressed as n (%). *P < 0.05, statistically significant difference. CNY: China Yuan. 1CNY = 0.157 USD.