Research Article
Malnutrition and Its Associated Factors among Rural School Children in Fayoum Governorate, Egypt
Table 4
Association of sociodemographic factors with stunting and obesity among study participants.
| | | Stunting (252) | Obesity (110) | | (%) | value | (%) | value |
| | Education status of mother | No (535) | 192 (38.8) | <0.001 | 76 (15.4) | 0.656 | | Yes (201) | 60 (24.9) | 34 (14.1) |
| | Mother work | No (658) | 220 (33.4) | 0.182 | 101 (15.3) | 0.372 | | Yes (78) | 32 (41.0) | 9 (11.5) |
| | Education status of father | Less than secondary (427) | 144 (33.7) | 0.729 | 50 (11.7) | 0.004 | | Secondary (309) | 108 (35.0) | 60 (19.4) |
| | Employment status of father | Irregular (335) | 151 (37.6) | 0.037 | 38 (11.4) | 0.013 | | Regular (401) | 101 (30.2) | 72 (17.9) |
| | Family size | ≤5 (327) | 99 (30.3) | 0.043 | 57 (17.4) | 0.091 | | >5 (409) | 153 (37.4) | 53 (13.0) |
| | Socioeconomic status | Low and very low (378) | 142 (37.6) | 0.036 | 46 (12.2) | 0.095 | | Middle (290) | 95 (32.8) | 52 (17.9) | | High (68) | 15 (22.1) | 12 (17.6) |
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