Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Study Children and Parents
From: “Bariatric families”- a new phenomenon with unique characteristics
Characteristics | Bariatric group | Control group | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Children | |||
Mean age, years (range) | 10.6 ± 3.7 (2–16) | 10.7 ± 3.5 (3.5–16) | NS |
Sex (M:F) | 7:11 | 7:11 | NS |
BMI (range) | 32.32 ± 8.55 (22.15–49) | 28.59 ± 5.5 (20.1–40.9) | NS |
Mean birth weight, gr (range) | 3281 ± 609 (1800–4500) | 3091 ± 760 (825–4200) | NS |
High-risk pregnancy n, (%) | 2 (11%) | 0 (0%) | NS |
Developmental delay n, (%) | 7 (38%) | 6 (33%) | NS |
Previous hospitalization n, (%) | 4 (22%) | 5 (28%) | NS |
Previous trials to lose weight n, (%) | 13 (72%) | 8 (44%) | 0.02 |
Academic education – father yes n (%) | 7 (41%) | 11 (61%) | NS |
Academic education – mother yes n (%) | 9 (50%) | 13 (76%) | NS |
Divorced parents n, (%) | 3 (16.7%) | 4 (22.2%) | NS |
Healthy lifestyle - father n, (%) | 6 (33.3%) | 9 (50%) | NS |
Healthy lifestyle - mother n, (%) | 3 (17%) | 8 (47.1%) | NS |
Healthy BMI - father n, (%) | 8 (44%) | 10 (88%) | NS |
Healthy BMI - mother n, (%) | 7 (39%) | 10 (59%) | NS |
Obese family member n, (%) | 18 (100%) | 12 (67%) | 0.02 |