|  |  | Weight status of children | ||||
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 |  |  | Underweight | Normal weight | Overweight | Obese |  |
Child characteristics |  | Total | n = 397 | n = 2473 | n = 239 | n = 48 | p ¶ |
Gender (% boy) | Â | 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 | Â | |
Non-Western | 24.0 | 29.3 | 20.9 | 32.9 | 48.9 | Â | |
Birth weight (grams) | Â | 3444 (567) | 3193 (580) | 3460 (554) | 3657 (535) | 3493 (653) | <.001 |
Parental characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Maternal educational level (%)$: | High | 57.5 | 54.2 | 59.5 | 46.7 | 24.4 | <.001 |
Low | 42.5 | 45.8 | 40.5 | 53.3 | 75.6 | Â | |
Family income (%)$: | >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 | Â | |
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) | Â | 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) | Â | 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 |