Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of primary school children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2011
From: Prevalence and determinants of obesity among primary school children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Variable | All (N=446) | Boys (N=209) | Girls (N=237) | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean±SD | (n)% | Mean±SD | (n)% | Mean±SD | (n)% |  | |
Age in years | 11.1±2.0 |  | 11.3±2.1 |  | 11.1±2.0 |  | 0.591 |
Place of residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.294 |
 Rural |  | 197 (44.2) |  | 98 (46.9) |  | 99 (41.8) |  |
 Urban |  | 249 (55.8) |  | 111 (53.1) |  | 138 (58.2) |  |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.777 |
 Christian |  | 225 (50.4) |  | 107 (51.2) |  | 118 (49.8) |  |
 Muslim |  | 221 (49.6) |  | 102 (48.8) |  | 119 (50.2) |  |
Number of adults (≥18yrs) | 6.2±2.2 |  | 6.3±2.3 |  | 6.2±2.0 |  | 0.949 |
Number of children (<18yrs) | 3.2±2.1 |  | 3.0±1.6 |  | 3.3±2.5 |  | 0.307 |
Education level of mother | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.014 |
 No formal |  | 27 (6.3) |  | 11 (5.5) |  | 16 (6.9) |  |
 Primary |  | 144 (33.3) |  | 67 (33.3) |  | 77 (33.3) |  |
 Secondary |  | 106 (24.5) |  | 46 (22.9) |  | 60 (26.0) |  |
 College/University |  | 68 (15.8) |  | 44 (21.9) |  | 24 (10.4) |  |
 No response |  | 87 (20.1) |  | 33 (16.4) |  | 54 (23.4) |  |
Occupation of mother | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.188 |
 Housewife |  | 86 (20.2) |  | 33 (16.8) |  | 53 (23.1) |  |
 Business |  | 183 (43.0) |  | 82 (41.6) |  | 101 (44.1) |  |
 Farmer |  | 59 (13.8) |  | 33 (16.8) |  | 26 (11.4) |  |
 Government employee |  | 39 (9.2) |  | 17 (8.6) |  | 22 (9.6) |  |
Other | Â | 59 (13.8) | Â | 32 (16.2) | Â | 27 (11.8) | Â |
SBP | 103.9±10.3 |  | 103.4±10.4 |  | 104.3±10.2 |  | 0.111 |
DBP | 65.6±8.2 |  | 66.4±8.3 |  | 66.7±8.2 |  | 0.433 |
BMI | 16.6±4.0 |  | 16.1±4.04 |  | 17.0±4.0 |  | 0.002 |