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Table 2 Weight status and selected variables of total respondents

From: In-school adolescents’ weight status and blood pressure profile in South-western Nigeria: urban-rural comparison

Variable

Category of Variable

Weight Status

Total (%)

N = 1000

Remark

Normal Wt (%) n = 894 (89.4)

Overweight (%) n = 77(7.7)

Obese (%)

n = 29 (2.9)

Location

Urban

416 (83.2)

57(11.4)

27 (5.4)

500 (100.0)

χ2 = 43.63

p < 0.001a

Rural

478 (95.6)

20 (4.0)

2 (0.4)

500 (100.0)

Sex

Male

473 (92.7)

27 (5.3)

10 (2.0)

510 (100.0)

χ2 = 12.29

p = 0.002a

Female

421 (85.9)

50 (10.2)

19 (3.9)

490 (100.0)

Age-group

Early Adolescence

403(88.5)

34(7.5)

18(4.0)

455 (100.0)

χ2 = 3.85b

p = 0.426

Mid Adolescence

413(89.8)

37(8.0)

10(2.2)

460 (100.0)

Late Adolescence

78(91.7)

6(7.1)

1(1.2)

85 (100.0)

Socio-Economic Status (SES)

Low SES

492 (95.3)

21(4.1)

3(0.6)

516 (100.0)

χ2 = 42.23

p < 0.001a

High SES

402 (83.1)

56(11.5)

26(5.4)

484 (100.0)

Physical Activity (MVPA +)

Physically Inactive

443(87.0)

47(9.2)

19(3.8)

509 (100.0)

χ2 = 6.30

p = 0.043a

Physically Active

451(91.9.)

30(6.1)

10(2.0)

491 (100.0)

High Blood Pressure

No

872 (90.9)

66 (6.9)

21 (2.2)

959 (100.0)

χ2 = 67.11b

p < 0.001a

Yes

22 (53.7)

11 (26.8)

8 (19.5)

41 (100.0)

Father’s Educational Status n = 826 #

Low

171(97.7)

3(1.7)

1(0.6)

175(100.0)

χ2 = 19.85b

p < 0.001a

High

571(87.7)

59(9.1)

21(3.2)

651(100.0)

Mother’s Educational Status n = 825 #

Low

210(95.9)

7(3.2)

2(0.9)

219(100.0)

χ2 = 16.96b

p < 0.001a

High

525(86.6)

59(9.7)

22(3.7)

606(100.0)

  1. aStatistically significant
  2. bLikelihood ratio/Fisher exact test used because at least one cell has an expected value < 5. #- Respondents who did not know parental educational status were excluded from analysis. + MVPA = Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (typical plus last seven days prior to interview)