| BMI (children) |  | |
---|---|---|---|
 | Normal (n = 379) | OW & OB (n = 146) |  |
Variables (mothers) | N (%) | N (%) | P Value |
Age | |||
  ≤ 29 | 64 (16.8) | 31 (21.2) |  |
 30–39 | 206 (54.3) | 68 (46.5) |  |
  ≥ 40 | 109 (28.7) | 47 (32) |  |
education | |||
 Illiterate/Elementary | 70 (18.4) | 55 (37.6) |  |
 Middle school | 88 (23.2) | 34 (23.2) |  |
 High school/university | 221 (58.3) | 57 (39) |  |
Socioeconomic status | |||
 High | 65 (17.1) | 43 (29.4) |  |
 Moderate | 269 (70.9) | 76 (52) |  |
 Low | 48 (12.6) | 27 (18.4) |  |
BMI | |||
 Underweight | 14 (3.6) | 6 (4) |  |
 Normal | 162 (42.7) | 51 (34.9) |  |
 OW | 120 (31.6) | 56 (38.3) |  |
 OB | 83 (21.8) | 33 (22.6) |  |