Table 1 Parents’ beliefs about overweight in children, distributed on NOWC and OWC
Agree | Slightly | Slightly | Disagree | Don't | Missing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
agree | disagree | know | ||||||||
n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | p-value | ||||
Overweight in children is caused | ||||||||||
by hereditary conditions | ||||||||||
Weight status | N=772 | NOWC n(%) | 70(9.1) | 454(58.8) | 134(17.4) | 63(8.2) | 43(5.6) | 8(1.0) | ||
N=87 | OWC n(%) | 8(9.2) | 54(62.1) | 10(11.5) | 10(11.5) | 2(2.3) | 3(3.4) | 0.37 | ||
Overweight in children is caused by | ||||||||||
inappropriate diet | ||||||||||
Weight status | N=772 | NOWC n(%) | 593(76.8) | 169(21.9) | 3(0.4) | 0(0.0) | 1(0.1) | 6(0.8) | ||
N=87 | OWC n(%) | 56(64.4) | 28(32.2) | 0(0.0) | 1(1.2) | 0(0.0) | 2(2.3) | 0.02 | ||
Overweight in children is caused by | ||||||||||
too little exercise | ||||||||||
Weight status | N=772 | NOWC n(%) | 519(67.2) | 237(30.7) | 6(0.8) | 1(0.13) | 2(0.3) | 7(0.9) | ||
N=87 | OWC n(%) | 45(51.7) | 35(40.2) | 1(1.2) | 4(4.6) | 0(0.0) | 2(2.3) | 0.01 | ||
Overweight in children goes away by | ||||||||||
itself, as they grow up | ||||||||||
Weight status | N=772 | NOWC n(%) | 5(0.7) | 114(14.8) | 291(37.7) | 338(43.8) | 16(2.1) | 8(1.0) | ||
N=87 | OWC n(%) | 3(3.5) | 23(26.4) | 29(33.3) | 25(28.7) | 3(3.5) | 4(4.6) | 0.001 | ||
Overweight in children is a problem | ||||||||||
requiring medical care | ||||||||||
Weight status | N=772 | NOWC n(%) | 142(18.4) | 415(53.8) | 138(17.9) | 20(2.6) | 49(6.4) | 8(1.0) | ||
N=87 | OWC n(%) | 12(13.8) | 42(48.3) | 17(19.5) | 1(1.2) | 10(11.5) | 5(0.6) | 0.31 | ||
Overweight in children can be reverted into normal weight | ||||||||||
Weight status | N=772 | NOWC n(%) | 612(79.3) | 137(17.8) | 2(0.3) | 3(0.4) | 9(1.2) | 9(1.2) | ||
N=87 | OWC n(%) | 64(73.6) | 17(19.5) | 2(2.3) | 0(0.0) | 2(2.3) | 2(2.3) | 0.10 | ||