Variables

Cases (N = 116)

Controls (N = 232)

P-value

Number

%

Number

%

Student age (mean ± SD)                 (10.034 ± 0.864)                                                   (10.022 ± 0.860)

              9 years

37

31.9

78

33.6

-

10 years

42

36.2

76

32.8

11 years

33

28.4

73

31.5

12 years

4

3.4

5

2.2

Body mass index (percentile)

>5^th to <50^th

-

-

13

5.6

-

≥50^th to <85^th

-

-

219

94.4

85^th to <95^th

98

84.5

-

-

≥95^th

18

15.5

-

-

Mother age group* (mean ± SD)      (40.44 ± 5.84)                                                        (45.88 ± 6.87)

Up to 40 years

61

52.6

116

52.5

0.986

41 years and above

55

47.4

105

47.5

Mother educational level*

Up to secondary school

56

48.3

97

43.9

0.442

University and above

60

51.7

124

56.1

Father age group (mean ± SD)           (41.16 ± 4.15)                                                       (46.44 ± 5.24)

Up to 45 years

60

51.7

120

54.3

0.653

More than 45 years

56

48.3

101

45.7

Father educational level*

Up to secondary school

49

42.2

74

33.5

0.113

University and above

67

57.8

147

66.5

Monthly household income**

Less than SR 10,000

31

27.7

26

13.1

0.001

More than SR 10,000

81

72.3

172

86.9

 Student pocket money

<3 SR

10

8.6

22

10.0

<0.0001

3–5 SR

46

39.7

127

57.5

6–8 SR

43

37.1

45

20.4

≥9 SR

14

12.1

11

5.0

Can't specify

3

2.6

16

7.2

 Parent obesity

Yes

21

18.1

13

5.9

<0.0001

No

91

78.4

182

82.4

Don’t know

4

3.4

26

11.8