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Table 1 Population characteristics according to the weight status of the children

From: Children's eating behavior, feeding practices of parents and weight problems in early childhood: results from the population-based Generation R Study

   

Weight status of children

   

Underweight

Normal weight

Overweight

Obese

 

Child characteristics

 

Total

n = 397

n = 2473

n = 239

n = 48

p ¶

Gender (% boy)

 

50.1

49.7

51.2

42.1

45.7

.057

National origin (%):

Dutch

66.7

61.0

70.4

57.0

31.1

<.001

Other Western

9.3

9.7

8.7

10.1

20.0

 

Non-Western

24.0

29.3

20.9

32.9

48.9

 

Birth weight (grams)

 

3444 (567)

3193 (580)

3460 (554)

3657 (535)

3493 (653)

<.001

Parental characteristics

       

Maternal educational level (%)$:

High

57.5

54.2

59.5

46.7

24.4

<.001

Low

42.5

45.8

40.5

53.3

75.6

 

Family income (%)$:

>2200 euro

67.3

61.6

70.4

59.7

35.7

<.001

<2200 euro

32.7

38.4

29.6

40.3

64.3

 

Smoking during pregnancy (%)$:

No

78.0

77.8

78.0

74.8

65.0

.185

 

Yes

22.0

22.2

22.0

25.2

35.0

 

BMI mother (weight/length2)

 

24.4 (4.1)

23.2 (3.6)

24.3 (3.8)

26.5 (5.2)

27.6 (5.6)

<.001

BMI father (weight/length2)

 

25.2 (3.3)

24.8 (3.1)

25.1 (3.2)

26.5 (3.6)

28.3 (3.6)

<.001

Global psychopathology mother (score)

 

0.13 (0–2.8)

0.13 (0–1.7)

0.13 (0–2.4)

0.15 (0–1.9)

0.19 (0–1.0)

0.228

Global psychopathology father (score)

 

0.06 (0–3.4)

0.06 (0–1.5)

0.06 (0–2.1)

0.06 (0–0.8)

0.11 (0–0.6)

0.119

  1. Values are percentages for categorical, means (SD) for birth weight and BMI, and medians (100% range) for psychopathology score. #n = 3157, as this table represents unimputed data. ¶p indicates statistical significance of between-group differences. $ Covariates were dichotomized for the purpose of this table only and included in the analyses as follows: education (low, mid-low, mid-high, high), income (<1200, 1200–2200, >2200 euro’s per month), and smoking (non-smoking, until pregnancy was known, continued smoking).