Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the children and mothers in the study.
From: The impact of maternal influences on childhood obesity
Characteristics of sample (N=1035) | N (%) | Non-obese (%) | Obese (%) | t or F test | p_value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Children’s gender | |||||
boys | 500 (48.3%) | 437 (42.4%) | 63 (6.1%) | 1.169 | .242 |
girls | 535 (51.7%) | 48 (46.5%) | 55 (5.3%) | ||
Children’s age | Mean\(\pm \mathrm{SD}\) 5.74\(\pm\)1.50 y/o | ||||
2 y/o | 4 (0.4%) | 4 (0.4%) | 0 (0%) | .836 | .557 |
3 y/o | 63 (6.1%) | 51 (4.9%) | 12 (1.2%) | 5>4>2 y/o | |
4 y/o | 154 (14.9%) | 135 (13.0%) | 19 (1.8%) | ||
5 y/o | 266 (25.7%) | 236 (22.8%) | 30 (2.9%) | ||
6 y/o | 229 (22.1%) | 207 (20.0%) | 22 (2.1%) | ||
7 y/o | 174 (16.8%) | 157 (15.2%) | 17 (1.6%) | ||
8 y/o | 111 (10.7%) | 98 (9.5%) | 13 (1.3%) | ||
9 y/o | 34 (3.3%) | 29 (2.8%) | 5 (0.5%) | ||
Children’s constitution | Mean\(\pm \mathrm{SD}\) 3.27\(\pm\).69 | ||||
[1] very poor | 7 (0.7%) | 5 (0.5%) | 2 (0.2%) | 3.278* | .011 |
[2] poor | 78 (7.6%) | 71 (6.9%) | 7 (0.7%) | ||
[3] fair | 617 (59.9%) | 560 (54.4%) | 57 (5.5%) | ||
[4] Good | 282 (27.4%) | 241 (23.4%) | 41 (4.0%) | ||
[5] very good | 46(4.5%) | 36(3.5%) | 10(1.0%) | ||
Maternal age | Mean\(\pm \mathrm{SD}\) 37.19\(\pm\)4.67 y/o | ||||
[1] \(\le\)30 | 85 (8.3%) | 70 (6.8%) | 15 (1.5%) | 1.223 | .300 |
[2] 31-40 | 729 (71.0%) | 649 (63.2%) | 80 (7.8%) | ||
[3] 41-50 | 207 (20.2%) | 185 (18.0%) | 22 (2.1%) | ||
[4] \(\ge\)50 | 6 (0.6%) | 5 (0.5%) | 1 (0.1%) | ||
Maternal education level | |||||
[1] Under junior high school | 32 (3.2%) | 28 (2.8%) | 4 (0.4%) | 4.512** | .001 |
[2] High/vocational school | 215 (21.3%) | 178 (17.7%) | 37 (3.7%) | [2]>[4]>[5] | |
[3] Technical college | 153 (15.2%) | 128 (12.7%) | 25 (2.5%) | ||
[4] University | 473 (46.9%) | 429 (42.6%) | 44 (4.4%) | ||
[5] Postgraduate | 135 (13.4%) | 128 (12.7%) | 7 (0.7%) | ||
Monthly household income (NTD) | |||||
[1] <15,000 | 14 (1.4%) | 14 (1.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1.962 | .068 |
[2] 15,000~30,000 | 81 (8.1%) | 69 (6.9%) | 12 (1.2%) | ||
[3] 30,000~50,000 | 224 (22.5%) | 195 (19.6%) | 29 (2.9%) | ||
[4] 50000~80000 | 316 (31.8%) | 272 (27.4%) | 44 (4.4%) | ||
[5] 80,000~100,000 | 163 (16.4%) | 148 (14.9%) | 15 (1.5%) | ||
[6] 100,000~150,000 | 144 (14.5%) | 136 (13.7%) | 8(0.8%) | ||
[7] >150,000 | 52 (5.2%) | 48 (4.8%) | 4 (0.4%) | ||
Marital status (Single parent or not) | |||||
[1] Single parent | 66 (6.4%) | 56 (5.4%) | 10 (1.0%) | .990 | .322 |
[2] Parents | 969 (93.6%) | 861 (83.2%) | 108 (10.4%) | ||
The number of biological children in the family | |||||
[1] 1 | 190 (18.4%) | 171 (16.5%) | 19(1.8%) | .198 | .898 |
[2] 2 | 649 (62.7%) | 573 (55.4%) | 76 (7.3%) | ||
[3] 3 | 167 (16.1%) | 148 (14.3%) | 19 (1.8%) | ||
[4] \(\ge 4\) | 29 (2.8%) | 25 (2.4%) | 4 (0.4%) | ||
