|
Age of mother (years)
|
38.45 ± 6.36
|
38.95 ± 6.87
|
37.91 ± 5.76
|
|
Age of child (years)
|
8.15 ± 2.04
|
8.09 ± 2.02
|
8.23 ± 2.07
|
|
Gender
| |
58 (52.3)
|
53 (47.7)
|
|
School
|
|
Private
|
63 (56.8)
|
33 (56.9)
|
30 (56.6)
|
|
Public
|
48 (43.2)
|
25 (43.1)
|
23 (43.4)
|
|
Grade level
|
|
Kindergarten
|
6 (5.4)
|
4 (6.9)
|
2 (3.77)
|
|
Grade 1
|
30 (27.0)
|
13 (22.4)
|
17 (32.1)
|
|
Grade 2
|
17 (15.3)
|
10 (17.2)
|
7 (13.2)
|
|
Grade 3
|
17 (15.3)
|
10 (17.2)
|
7 (13.2)
|
|
Grade 4
|
24 (21.6)
|
13 (22.4)
|
11 (20.8)
|
|
Grade 5
|
6 (5.4)
|
2 (3.4)
|
4 (7.5)
|
|
Grade 6
|
11 (10.0)
|
6 (10.3)
|
5 (9.4)
|
|
Mother’s marital status
|
|
Divorced, separated or widowed
|
8 (6.7)
|
4 (6.9)
|
4 (7.5)
|
|
Married
|
112 (93.3)
|
54 (93.1)
|
49 (92.5)
|
|
Mother’s educational level
|
|
Less than high school degree
|
26 (23.4)
|
16 (27.6)
|
10 (18.9)
|
|
Attained a high school degree
|
39 (35.2)
|
16 (27.6)
|
23 (43.4)
|
|
Attained a university degree
|
46 (41.4)
|
26 (44.8)
|
20 (37.7)
|
|
Mother’s employment status
|
|
Not employed
|
79 (71.2)
|
40 (69.0)
|
39 (73.6)
|
|
Employed
|
32 (28.8)
|
18 (31.0)
|
14 (26.4)
|
|
Crowding index
|
1.27 ± 0.66
|
1.34 ± 0.79
|
1.20 ± 0.47
|
|
<1
|
56 (50.5)
|
30 (51.7)
|
26 (49.1)
|
|
1.00–1.50
|
29 (26.1)
|
14 (24.1)
|
15 (28.3)
|
|
>1.50
|
26 (23.4)
|
14 (24.1)
|
12 (22.6)
|
|
Anthropometric measurements of the child
|
|
Body Mass Index (BMI) (kg/m2)b
| | | |
|
Normal weight (−2–0.99 SD)
|
53 (47.7)
|
29 (50.0)
|
24 (45.3)
|
|
Overweight (1–1.99 SD)
|
21 (18.9)
|
13 (22.4)
|
8 (15.1)
|
|
Obese (≥2.00 SD)
|
37 (33.3)
|
16 (27.6)
|
21 (39.6)
|
