Total Sample | |
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Female [n (%)] | 498 (51.9) |
Age, y [median (IQR)] | 4.7 (4.4–5.0) |
Age of the child’s mother, y [median (IQR)] | 31 (26–36) |
Level of maternal education [n (%)] | |
Low (< 12 years of study) | 171 (17.8) |
Medium (12 years of study) | 397 (41.4) |
High (> 12 years of study) | 391 (40.8) |
Child’s mother works out of home [n (%)] | 478 (49.8) |
Weight, kg [median (IQR)] | 19.2 (17.4–21.6) |
Height, cm [median (IQR)] | 107.4 (104.2–111.2) |
Weight status [n (%)] a | |
Normal weight (−2SD < BMI-for age z-score < +1SD) | 508 (53.0) |
Overweight (+1SD < BMI-for-age z-score < +2SD) | 276 (28.8) |
Obese (BMI-for-age z-score > +2SD) | 175 (18.2) |
Waist circumference, cm [median (IQR)] b | 54.4 (51.5–57.8) |
Children’s abdominal obesity [n (%)] bc | 92 (9.6) |
Maternal weight status [n (%)] de | |
Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m2) | 6 (0.6) |
Normal (BMI 18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 237 (25.8) |
Overweight (BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2) | 350 (38.1) |
Obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2) | 326 (35.5) |
Maternal abdominal obesity [n (%)] ef | 509 (55.4) |