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Table 2 Percentage frequency of overweight by age, sex, household socio-economic characteristics and obesity risk behaviours: Spain

From: Sports facilities, socio-economic context and overweight among the childhood population in two southern European cities: a cross sectional study

Characteristics

Madrid

Barcelona

Sample size (n)

Overweight

Sample size (n)

Overweight

Age (years)

 6–10

314

37.3

228

31.7

 11–15

393

22.6

246

15.9

p-value

 

0.000

 

0.000

Sex

 Boy

382

32.7

250

25.3

 Girl

325

24.9

224

21.5

p-value

 

0.023

 

0.335

Educational levela

 High

412

26.0

393

23.2

 Low

295

33.6

81

29.0

p-value

 

0.942

 

0.304

Occupationa

 Non-manual

402

26.4

297

22.3

 Manual

305

33.2

177

25.6

p-value

 

0.121

 

0.418

Physical inactivity

 No

549

28.8

411

24.7

 Yes

158

30.4

63

19.6

p-value

 

0.697

 

0.422

  1. aRefers to the educational level and occupation of the primary household earner
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