Table 2 The demographic characteristics of Iranian children in the control and intervention groups
From: Iranian children with overweight and obesity: an internet-based interventional study
| Â | Group | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Control (n = 90) | Intervention (n = 90) | ||
| Â | N (%) | N (%) | Â |
Gender | |||
 Male | 47 (52.2) | 52 (57.8) | 0.454 |
 Female | 43 (47.8) | 38 (42.2) | |
Family size (n) | |||
 3 | 32 (35.6) | 29 (32.2) | 0.925 |
 4 | 39 (43.3) | 44 (48.9) | |
 ≥4 | 19 (21.1) | 17 (18.9) | |
Father’s educational level | |||
 Till diploma | 80 (88.9) | 78 (86.7) | 0.459 |
 Academic | 10 (11.1) | 12 (13.3) | |
Mother’s educational level | |||
 Till diploma | 89 (98.9) | 85 (94.4) | 0.211 |
 Academic | 1 (1.1) | 5 (5.6) | |
Father’s job | |||
 Employee | 16 (17.8) | 18 (20) | 0.703 |
 Others | 74 (82.2) | 72 (80) | |
Mother’s job | |||
 Housewife | 86 (95.6) | 85 (94.5) | 0.500 |
 Others | 4 (4.4) | 5 (5.5) | |
|  | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |  |
Student’s age (years) | 10.8 ± 1.4 | 10.8 ± 1.4 | 0.956 |
Father’s age (years) | 41.9 ± 4.27 | 41.3 ± 4.7 | 0.391 |
Mother’s age (years) | 36.8 ± 5.1 | 36.1 ± 5.0 | 0.380 |