Normal weight

Overweight

Obese

P value

No

%

No

%

No

%

Gender

Boys

216

(66.9%)

59

(18.3%)

48

(14.8%)

0.5

Girls

273

(70.3%)

58

(14.9%)

56

(14.4%)

Residence:

Urban (No = 262)

175

(66.8%)

34

(13%)

52

(19.9%)

0.004

Rural (No = 449)

314

(69.9%)

83

(18.5%)

52

(11.6%)

Obesity among parents

No

343

(73.9 %)

71

(15.3%)

50

(10.8%)

0.01

Mother only

85

(60.3%)

27

(19.1%)

29

(20.6%)

Father only

35

(61.4%)

9

(15.8%)

13

(22.8%)

Both

27

(55.1%)

10

(20.4%)

12

(24.5%)

Maternal education

High

110

(72.4%)

26

(17.1%)

16

(10.5%)

0.003

Preparatory

305

(69.2%)

78

(17.7%)

58

(13.1%)

Primary

75

(63.6%)

13

(11%)

30

(25.4%)

Maternal job

Working mother

80

(71.4%)

13

(11.6%)

19

(17%)

0.7

House wife

410

(68.5%)

104

(17.4%)

85

(14.1%)

Gestational age

Full term

454

(69.5%)

107

(16.4%)

92

(14.1%)

0.8

Pre-term

26

(65%)

7

(12.5%)

7

(12.5%)

Post-term

9

(52.9%)

3

(17.6%)

5

(29.4%)

Birth weight

Average

433

(70.4%)

97

(15.8%)

85

(13.8%)

0.4

Low

32

(60.4%)

12

(22.6%)

9

(17%)

high

25

(58.1%)

8

(18.6%)

10

(23.3%)

Feeding type

Breast feeding

393

(71.8%)

80

(14.6%)

74

(13.6%)

0.028

Formula feeding

21

(46.7%)

10

(2.2%)

14

(31.1%)

Both

76

(63.9%)

27

(22.7%)

16

(13.4%)