Geography Influences Dietary Intake, Physical Activity and Weight Status of Adolescents

Table 3

The weight status of rural and urban students in 2005 and 2008.

	2005		2008		𝑃-value
Weight Status^*	Rural (𝑛=2314)	Urban (𝑛=1812)	Rural (𝑛=849)	Urban (𝑛=3000)
Normal weight^†	1791 (77.4)^a	1466 (80.9)^b	690 (81.3)^c	2453 (81.8)	.007^ab;  .021^ac
Overweight	377 (16.3)^a	241 (13.3)^b	118 (13.9)	418 (13.9)	.007^ab;
Obese	146 (6.3)	105 (5.8)^a	41 (4.8)	129 (4.3)^b	.021^ab

^*International Obesity Task Force cut-offs used to determine weight status.
^† Reported as 𝑛 (%), superscripts in each row indicate source of significant differences.
Different subscripts in each row indicate significant differences at 𝑃<.05 (2-tailed) to compare differences by year and by residence.