Boys

Girls

Total

N

Mean (Std)

p

N

Mean (Std)

p

N

Mean (Std)

p

Overweight status of parents

At least one parent is obese

121

19.1 (3.9)

<0.0001

78

18.7 (3.2)

<0.0001

199

18.9 (3.6)

<0.0001

At least one parent is in overweight

184

16.9 (2.6)

186

16.8 (3.1)

370

16.9 (2.8)

Both parents are normal

89

16.3 (2.9)

113

17.2 (2.9)

202

16.8 (2.9)

Physical activity of parents

Both parents practice physical activity

160

16.9 (2.4)

0.0015

157

16.3 (2.8)

<0.0001

317

16.6 (2.6)

<0.0001

Only father practice physical activity

68

17.6 (3.6)

52

17.5 (2.4)

119

17.6 (3.1)

Only mother practices physical activity

61

16.7 (2.9)

56

18.8 (4.1)

117

17.7 (3.7)

None of parents practice Physical activity

105

18.6 (3.7)

116

18.1 (3.1)

222

18.3 (3.4)

Family eating habits of parents

Balanced

332

17.2 (3.2)

0.0003

329

17.3 (3.0)

0.3455

661

17.2 ( 3.1)

0.0027

Unbalanced

60

18.9 (3.5)

52

17.8 (4.1)

113

18.4 (3.8)

Following a diet by the parents

No diet

267

17.0 (3.3)

<0.0001

232

16.9 (2.9

0.0023

499

17.0 (3.1)

<0.0001

Diet

127

18.4 (3.1)

149

18.0 (3.6)

276

18.2 (3.4)