Table 1 Distribution of body weight status
From: Children’s perception on obesity and quality of life: a Mexican survey
Variable | Underweight (n = 84) | Normal weight (n = 652) | Overweight (n = 338) | Obesity (n = 261) | Total (n = 1335) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | N | |
Gender* | |||||
Boys | 6.1 (40) | 45.1 (297) | 27.1 (178) | 21.7 (143) | 658 |
Girls | 6.4 (44) | 52.5 (355) | 23.7 (160) | 17.4 (118) | 677 |
Age (years)** | |||||
6–8 | 8.8 (37) | 50.1 (211) | 20.4 (86) | 20.7 (87) | 421 |
9–10 | 4.1 (14) | 49.7 (170) | 27.2 (93) | 19.0 (65) | 342 |
11–12 | 5.8 (33) | 47.3 (271) | 27.8 (159) | 19.1 (109) | 572 |
Perception of father body weight status + | |||||
Underweight | 5.3 (4) | 3.3 (20) | 4.9 (16) | 7.8 (19) | 59 |
Normal | 38.1 (29) | 29.1 (179) | 26.1 (85) | 24.6 (60) | 353 |
Overweight | 51.3 (39) | 65.6 (403) | 66.0 (215) | 63.1 (154) | 811 |
Obese | 5.3 (4) | 2.0 (12) | 3.0 (10) | 4.5 (11) | 37 |
n = 76 | n = 614 | n = 326 | n = 244 | n = 1,260 | |
Perception of mother body weight status ++ | |||||
Normal | 4.8 (4) | 4.9 (32) | 4.4 (15) | 3.9 (10) | 61 |
Underweight | 46.4 (39) | 34.0 (220) | 33.7 (114) | 27.1 (70) | 443 |
Overweight | 48.8 (41) | 59.1 (383) | 59.2 (200) | 66.3 (171) | 795 |
Obese | 0 | 2.0 (13) | 2.7 (9) | 2.7 (7) | 29 |
n = 84 | n = 648 | n = 338 | n = 258 | n = 1,328 |