Table 4: Factors associated with Overweight and Obesity.

Variables

Non-overweight

n (%)

Overweight

n (%)

Obese

n (%)

Total

n (%)

Fisher’s

Exact test

p

Socioeconomic class

Class 1

Class 2

Class 3

Class 4

Class 5

 

123 (92.5)

117 (94.4)

334 (96.0)

324 (94.2)

48 (94.1)

 

6 (4.5)

5 (4.0)

10 (2.9)

17 (4.9)

3 (5.9)

 

4 (3.0)

2 (1.6)

4 (1.1)

3 (0.9)

0 (0.0)

 

133 (100.0)

124 (100.0)

348 (100.0)

344 (100.0)

51 (100.0)

 

6.425

 

0.549

Type of school

Private

Public

 

302 (94.4)

644 (94.7)

 

10 (3.1)

31 (4.6)

 

8 (2.5)

5 (0.7)

 

320 (100.0)

680 (100.0)

 

 6.306

 

0.039

Distance to school

< 1 km

 ≥ 1 km

 

462 (95.7)

483 (93.6)

 

14 (2.9)

27 (5.2)

 

7 (1.4)

6 (1.2)

 

483 (100.0)

516 (100.0)

 

3.601

 

0.168

Participation in school exercise

1 per week

2 per week

> 2 per week

 

 

451 (93.6)

282 (94.9) 

213 (96.4)

 

 

23 (4.8)

15 (5.1)

3 (1.3)

 

 

8 (1.6)

0 (0.0)

5 (2.3)

 

 

482 (100.0)

297 (100.0)

221 (100.0)

 

 

3.171

0.008

 

 

Age group

10-13

14-16

17-18

 

406 (93.8)

372 (94.7)

168 (96.6)

 

19 (4.4)

16 (4.1)

6 (3.4)

 

8 (1.8)

5 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

 

433 (100.0)

393 (100.0)

174 (100.0)

 

 3.447

 

0.484