Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population
Total study sample (N = 1998) | |
|---|---|
Mean age of the child – (SD) | 10.6 (0.96) |
Gender (% boys) | 49.4% |
Age of the respondent parent (years); mean (SD) | 41.74 (4.70) |
Relationship to child of respondent parent | |
Mother/female caregiver (%) | 86.0 |
Socio-economic status (%) | |
Low | 11.3 |
Middle | 20.8 |
High | 67.9 |
Ethnicity (%) | |
Non-Western background | 10.1 |
Weight status child (%) | |
Thinness | 9.0 |
Healthy weight | 80.0 |
Overweight | 9.6 |
Obesity | 1.4 |
Weight status respondent parent (%) | |
Thinness | 1.6 |
Healthy weight | 66.9 |
Overweight | 25.3 |
Obesity | 6.2 |