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Table 1 General characteristics of subjects

From: Prediction model study of overweight and obesity in preschool children with allergic diseases from an ecological perspective

Variables

Category

n

%

Father’s age (yr)

< 40

108

36.1

(M ± SD = 41.78 ± 3.47)

40–45

120

40.0

45<

71

23.9

Mother’s age (yr)

< 40

156

52.2

(M ± SD = 39.33 ± 3.39)

40–45

120

40.0

45<

23

7.8

Father’s education

Under high school

75

25.0

College

138

46.0

Over bachelor’s degree

87

29.0

Mother’s education

Under high school

64

21.3

College

135

45.2

Over bachelor’s degree

100

33.5

Father’s occupation

Manager or white collar job

145

48.4

Service sector or sales person

44

14.6

Engineer or machine fabricators

46

15.3

Others

65

21.7

Mother’s occupation

Manager or white collar job

123

41.0

House wife

150

50.2

Others

26

8.8

Family income (million won)

< 400

100

33.5

(M ± SD = 546.47 ± 475.42)

≥400

208

69.5

Sex of child

Male

170

57.0

Female

129

43.0

Residence

Seoul

32

10.7

Gyeonggi-Incheon

97

32.4

Chungcheong-do/Gangwon-do province

51

16.9

Daegu/Gyeongsangbuk-do province

31

10.3

Busan/Ulsan/Gyeongsangnam-do province

56

18.8

Gwangju /Jeolla-do province

33

11.0

BMI status

Over weight or obesity

96

32.1

Normal or low weight

203

67.9

  1. M Mean, SD Standard deviation, BMI Body mass index