Table 1 Frequency (%), mean (s.e.), and unadjusted associations between health literacy, other socio-demographic or health variables, and overweight/obesity in a 12–16 years old population, Nanning, China (N = 1035)
Overweight/Obesity | Results on association* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 83) | No (n = 1222) | ||
Demographics | |||
Sex | |||
Male | 61 (61.5) | 646 (52.9) | χ2 1 = 2.30, p = 0.162 |
Female | 32 (38.5) | 576 (47.1) | |
Age group | |||
<14 | 45 (54.2) | 538 (44.0) | χ2 1 = 3.27, p = 0.196 |
≥14 | 38 (45.8) | 684 (56.0) | |
Single child | |||
Yes | 41 (49.4) | 554 (45.3) | χ2 1 = 0.52, p = 0.404 |
No | 42 (50.6) | 668 (54.7) | |
Familial variables | |||
Family structure | |||
Living with both biological parents | 73 (88.0) | 1069 (87.5) | χ2 1 = 0.02, p = 0.909 |
Others | 10 (12.0) | 153 (12.3) | |
Father’s education level | |||
University or above | 8 (9.7) | 130 (10.6) | χ2 3 = 2.92, p = 0.355 |
High school/technical college | 26 (31.3) | 283 (23.2) | |
Middle school | 35 (42.2) | 565 (46.2) | |
Primary school or below | 14 (16.9) | 244 (20.0) | |
Mother’s education level | |||
University or above | 5 (6.0) | 102 (8.4) | χ2 3 = 2.70, p = 0.514 |
High school/technical college | 21 (25.3) | 225 (18.4) | |
Middle school | 38 (45.8) | 603 (49.4) | |
Primary school or below | 19 (22.9) | 292 (23.9) | |
Owing a computer at home | |||
Yes | 43(51.8) | 547 (44.8) | χ2 1 = 1.56, p = 0.210 |
No | 40 (48.2) | 675 (55.2) | |
School performance | 45.8 (1.55) | 51.8 (1.43) | F(1,32) = 10.40, p = 0.003 |
Health behaviours | |||
Smoking status | |||
Current/Ex-smoker | 8 (9.6) | 91 (7.5) | χ2 1 = 0.53, p = 0.504 |
Never | 75 (90.4) | 1131 (92.5) | |
Drank alcohol | |||
Yes | 33 (39.8) | 518 (42.4) | χ2 1 = 0.22, p = 0.604 |
No | 50 (60.2) | 704 (57.6) | |
Physically inactive | |||
Yes | 68 (81.9) | 926 (75.8) | χ2 1 = 1.62, p = 0.242 |
No | 15 (18.1) | 296 (24.2) | |
Parental health problems | |||
Parental drinking problem | |||
Yes | 27 (32.5) | 357 (29.2) | χ2 1 = 0.41, p = 0.454 |
No | 56 (67.5) | 865 (70.8) | |
Parental gambling problem | |||
Yes | 10 (12.1) | 176 (14.4) | χ2 1 = 0.35, p = 0.579 |
No | 73 (87.9) | 1064 (85.6) | |
Parental health problem | |||
Both parents were ill | 7 (8.4) | 134 (10.8) | χ2 2 = 7.61, p = 0.009 |
Either one was ill | 12 (14.5) | 326 (26.7) | |
Both parents were healthy | 64 (77.1) | 762 (62.4) | |
Low health literacy | |||
Yes | 56 (67.5) | 621 (50.8) | χ2 1 = 8.63, p = 0.017 |
No | 27 (32.5) | 601 (49.2) | |