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Table 2 Mean and standard deviations for BMI and WC according to gender, age and parental SES

From: Social inequality and age-specific gender differences in overweight and perception of overweight among Swedish children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study

 

Maternal Socioeconomic Status

Paternal Socioeconomic Status

 

Educational level

Occupational level

Educational level

Occupational level

 

Lower

Higher

P-value

Lower

Higher

P-value

Lower

Higher

P-value

Lower

Higher

P-value

Boys <13 years

[n = 21]

[n = 36]

 

[n = 21]

[n = 42]

 

[n = 24]

[n = 30]

 

[n = 24]

[n = 36]

 

BMI [kg/m2]*

19.3 ± 3.9

17.2 ± 2.9

0.019

20.1 ± 4.2

17.1 ± 2.3

0.000

18.8 ± 3.9

17.3 ± 3.1

0.117

18.7 ± 4.1

17.6 ± 2.9

0.199

WC [cm]**

66.9 ± 12.4

62.1 ± 7.4

0.073

68.5 ± 12.7

61.8 ± 6.6

0.008

65.3 ± 12.0

62.9 ± 8.1

0.401

65.6 ± 12.5

63.2 ± 7.3

0.349

Boys ≥13 years

[n = 21]

[n = 15]

 

[n = 18]

[n = 20]

 

[n = 19]

[n = 16]

 

[n = 11]

[n = 24]

 

BMI [kg/m2]*

20.9 ± 2.3

19.5 ± 2.3

0.072

20.6 ± 2.5

19.9 ± 2.2

0.360

20.9 ± 2.4

19.3 ± 2.0

0.042

20.7 ± 2.3

19.9 ± 2.4

0.348

WC [cm]**

73.5 ± 5.5

71.2 ± 4.7

0.203

73.1 ± 5.5

72.1 ± 4.9

0.541

74.0 ± 5.9

70.5 ± 3.6

0.049

73.2 ± 6.0

71.9 ± 4.9

0.484

Girls <13 years

[n = 37]

[n = 38]

 

[n = 27]

[n = 54]

 

[n = 39]

[n = 34]

 

[n = 28]

[n = 48]

 

BMI [kg/m2]*

18.0 ± 3.0

17.8 ± 4.1

0.745

18.4 ± 2.9

17.7 ± 3.7

0.397

18.2 ± 3.4

17.9 ± 3.8

0.718

18.3 ± 3.8

17.9 ± 3.4

0.618

WC [cm]**

62.9 ± 7.7

61.8 ± 10.2

0.600

63.8 ± 7.8

61.4 ± 9.2

0.248

63.1 ± 8.7

61.8 ± 9.4

0.543

62.6 ± 9.4

62.2 ± 8.8

0.885

Girls ≥13 years

[n = 29]

[n = 36]

 

[n = 20]

[n = 46]

 

[n = 36]

[n = 31]

 

[n = 23]

[n = 43]

 

BMI [kg/m2]*

21.0 ± 3.3

20.6 ± 2.3

0.581

21.1 ± 3.2

20.4 ± 2.4

0.280

21.0 ± 3.0

20.6 ± 2.7

0.573

21.9 ± 3.1

20.4 ± 2.6

0.042

WC [cm]**

70.0 ± 6.6

69.6 ± 6.1

0.757

69.9 ± 5.6

69.0 ± 6.6

0.585

70.2 ± 6.6

69.1 ± 6.1

0.487

71.5 ± 6.5

68.9 ± 6.1

0.112

  1. *BMI = body mass index [BMI]. **WC = Waist Circumference