Exploration of the Risk Factors of Generalized and Central Obesity among Adolescents in North Lebanon

Table 1

General characteristics of the study sample.

	School type				Test of sig.
	Private; ( = 144)		Public; ( = 167)
		%		%
Age (years)
Min.–Max.	12.0–16.0		11.0–16.0		= 5.35	<
Mean ± SD	13.28 ± 0.93		13.96 ± 1.30
Sex
Male	80	5.6	18	10.8	= 71.83	<
Female	64	44.4	149	89.2
Educational level of father
Illiterate	5	3.5	8	4.8	= 79.36	<
Primary school	9	6.3	44	26.3
Preparatory school	28	19.4	71	42.5
Secondary school	29	20.1	23	13.8
Above secondary	24	16.7	16	9.6
University	49	34.0	5	3.0
Low	95	66.0	162	97.0	= 51.90	<
High	49	34.0	5	3.0
Educational level of mother
Illiterate	3	2.1	5	3.0	= 86.87	<
Primary school	3	2.1	33	19.8
Preparatory school	21	14.6	61	36.5
Secondary school	20	13.9	35	21.0
Above secondary	29	20.1	20	12.0
University	68	47.2	13	7.8
Low	76	52.8	154	92.2	= 62.43	<
High	68	47.2	13	7.8
Father’s occupation
No regular job	2	1.4	8	4.8	= 39.81	<
Employee	52	36.1	52	31.1
Technician	13	9.0	22	13.2
Labor worker	10	6.9	44	26.3
Merchant	25	17.4	23	13.8
Professional	20	13.9	3	1.8
Other	22	15.3	15	9.0
Employee + professional	72	50.0	55	32.9	= 9.32
Other	72	50.0	112	67.1
Mother’s occupation
No regular job	82	56.9	143	85.6	= 43.46	<
Employee	42	29.2	14	8.4
Technician	1	0.7	1	0.6
Labor worker	0	0.0	4	2.4
Merchant	6	4.2	1	0.6
Professional	7	4.9	4	2.4
Other	6	4.2	0	0.0
Employee + professional	49	34.0	18	10.8	= 24.72	<
Other	95	66.0	149	89.2
Residence area					= 22.86	<
Urban	119	82.6	164	98.2
Rural	25	17.4	3	1.8
Number of family members
Min.–Max.	3.0–8.0		3.0–8.0		= 2.46
Mean ± SD	5.31 ± 1.03		5.62 ± 1.19

: Chi square test; : Student’s -test; sig.: significance. significant at . .: number.