Table 3 Distribution and characteristics of obese and non-obese 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 | Non-obese children | Obese children | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean±SD | (n)% | Mean±SD | (n)% |  | |
Age in years | 11.2±2.1 |  | 12.0±1.2 |  | 0.042 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Boys |  | 201 (96.2) |  | 8 (3.8) | 0.286 |
 Girls |  | 222 (93.7) |  | 15 (6.3) |  |
Place of residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Rural |  | 194 (98.5) |  | 3 (1.5) | 0.002 |
 Urban |  | 229 (92.0) |  | 20 (8.0) |  |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Christian |  | 211 (93.8) |  | 14 (6.2) | 0.393 |
 Muslim |  | 212 (95.9) |  | 9 (4.1) |  |
Number of adults (≥18yrs) | 6.3±2.2 |  | 5.7±1.4 |  | 0.379 |
Number of children (<18yrs) | 3.2±2.2 |  | 2.3±1.0 |  | 0.019 |
Education level of mother | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.713 |
 No formal |  | 26 (96.3) |  | 1 (3.7) |  |
 Primary |  | 139 (96.5) |  | 5 (3.5) |  |
 Secondary |  | 99 (93.4) |  | 7 (6.6) |  |
 College/University |  | 63 (92.7) |  | 5 (7.3) |  |
 No response |  | 82 (94.3) |  | 5 (5.7) |  |
Occupation of mother | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.217 |
 Housewife |  | 78 (90.7) |  | 8 (9.3) |  |
 Business |  | 176 (96.2) |  | 7 (3.8) |  |
 Farmer |  | 58 (98.3) |  | 1 (1.7) |  |
 Government employee |  | 36 (92.3) |  | 3 (7.7) |  |
 Other |  | 56 (94.9) |  | 3 (5.1) |  |
SBP | 103.4±9.9 |  | 114.3±11.8 |  | <0.001 |
DBP | 66.0±7.9 |  | 75.8±9.7 |  | <0.001 |