Effect of Birth Weight and Socioeconomic Status on Children's Growth in Mashhad, Iran

Table 1

Socio-economic variables according to weight and height.

Variable	Number (%)	Weight	𝑃-value ANOVAs	Height	Number (%)	𝑃-value ANOVAs
Economic status
Good	103 (4.4)	23.55±5.2		119.8±5.6	102 (4.5)	𝑃<.001
Medium	1012 (43.6)	21.33±3.86	𝑃<.001	117.42±7.2	996 (44)
Low	1192 (51.4)	20.5±3.13		116.94±5.3	1165 (51.5)
Education level of mother
Illiteral or primary	134 (5.8)	20.15±2.82	𝑃<.001	117.02±553	135 (5.8)
Middle school	1420 (61.2)	20.61±3.08		116.79±7.12	1388 (59.6)	𝑃=.000
Diploma	551 (23.8)	21.76±4.39		117.97±7.12	620 (26.6)
Graduated	167 (7.2)	22.85±4.7		118.75±5.6	152 (6.5)
Postgraduated and doctor	32 (1.4)	27.68±7.66		120.84±5.54	30 (1.2)
Education of father
illiteral or primary	148 (6.4)	20.16±2.77	𝑃<.001	117.66±5.69	150 (6.5)
Middle school	1462 (63)	20.56±3.15		117.09±6.9	1450 (63)	𝑃=.24
Diploma	568 (24.5)	21.66±4.05		117.13±5.12	570 (24.8)
Graduated	113 (4.9)	22.2±4.58		117.01±8.7	115 (5)
Post graduated and doctor	11 (0.5)	25.92±3.64		116.84±5.05	13 (0.5)
Living place
Rural	95 (4.1)	20.27±3.67	𝑃=.045	116.37±5.64	94 (4)	𝑃=.14
Urban	2205 (95.1)	21.044±3.67		117.33±6.29	2163 (94)