The Trajectory and the Related Physical and Social Determinants of Body Mass Index in Elementary School Children: Results from the Child and Adolescent Behaviors in Long-Term Evolution Study

Table 1

Distribution of demographic characteristics in the study sample.

Characteristic	Boys (𝑛=810)	Girls (𝑛=799)	Total (𝑛=1609)
	𝑛 (%)	𝑛 (%)	𝑛 (%)
Parent’s overweight
Neither	232 (28.64)	239 (29.91)	471 (29.27)
Father	350 (43.21)	353 (44.18)	703 (43.69)
Mother	75 (9.26)	64 (8.01)	139 (8.64)
Both	153 (18.89)	143 (17.90)	296 (18.40)
Household monthly income
Low	123 (15.19)	120 (15.02)	243 (15.10)
Medium	286 (35.31)	301 (37.67)	587 (36.48)
High	401 (49.51)	378 (47.31)	799 (48.42)
Father’s education level
Junior high school and below	63 (7.78)	60 (7.51)	123 (7.64)
Senior high school	256 (31.60)	267 (33.42)	532 (32.50)
College and above	491 (60.62)	472 (59.07)	963 (59.85)
Mother’s education level
Junior high school and below	60 (7.41)	63 (7.88)	123 (7.64)
Senior high school	362 (44.69)	353 (44.18)	715 (44.44)
College and above	388 (47.90)	383 (47.93)	771 (47.91)