Table 4 Descriptive statistics of parents’ socio-behavioral and MetS status in two clusters
| Â | Parental clusters | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Low risk (n = 748) | High risk (n = 575) | P-value | |
Mothers’ characteristics | |||
 Age (years) | 39.39 ± 4.94 | 45.41 ± 6.77 | < 0.001 |
 Level of education |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Primary | 271 (36.2%) | 430 (74.8%) |  |
  Secondary | 410 (54.8%) | 137 (23.8%) |  |
  Higher | 67 (9%) | 8 (1.4%) |  |
 Occupation |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Employed | 91 (12.2%) | 12 (2.1%) |  |
  Unemployed | 657 (87.7%) | 563 (97.9%) |  |
  MetS status |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Yes | 133 (17.8%) | 447 (77.7%) |  |
  No | 615 (82.2%) | 128 (22.3%) |  |
 Body weight status |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Normal | 186 (24.9%) | 27 (4.7%) |  |
  Overweight | 445 (59.5%) | 139 (24.2%) |  |
  Obese | 117 (15.6%) | 409 (71.1%) |  |
Fathers’ characteristics | |||
 Age (years) | 44.55 ± 5.76 | 51.88 ± 8.15 | < 0.001 |
 Level of education |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Primary | 179 (23.9%) | 391 (68.0%) |  |
  Secondary | 395 (52.8%) | 114 (19.8%) |  |
  Higher | 174 (23.3%) | 70 (12.2%) |  |
 Occupation |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Employed | 696 (93%) | 403 (70.1%) |  |
  Unemployed | 52 (7%) | 172 (29.9%) |  |
 MetS status |  |  | 0.169 |
  Yes | 441 (59%) | 323 (56.2%) |  |
  No | 307 (41%) | 252 (43.8%) |  |
 Body weight status |  |  | 0.008 |
  Normal | 223 (29.8%) | 207 (36%) |  |
  Overweight | 343 (45.9%) | 264 (45.9%) |  |
  Obese | 182 (24.3%) | 104 (18.1%) |  |