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Table 2 Parents’ beliefs about consequences of overweight in children, distributed on NOWC and OWC

From: Child overweight in general practice – parents’ beliefs and expectations – a questionnaire survey study

    

Agree

Slightly

Slightly

Disagree

Don't

Missing

 
     

agree

disagree

 

know

  
    

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

p-value

Problems keeping up with

        

other children during play

        
 

Weight status

N=772

NOWC n(%)

537(69.6)

192(24.9)

14(1.8)

3(0.4)

20(2.6)

6(0.8)

 
  

N=87

OWC n(%)

60(69.0)

20(23.0)

1(1.2)

0(0.0)

4(4.6)

2(2.3)

0.76

Problems with being

         

bullied

          
 

Weight status

N=772

NOWC n(%)

633(82.0)

120(15.5)

4(0.5)

0(0.0)

5(0.7)

8(1.0)

 
  

N=87

OWC n(%)

74(85.1)

9(10.3)

0(0.0)

1(1.2)

1(1.2)

2(2.3)

0.27

Problems with overweight

       

later in life

         
 

Weight status

N=772

NOWC n(%)

666(86.3)

82(10.6)

3(0.4)

3(0.4)

11(1.4)

7(0.9)

 
  

N=87

OWC n(%)

71(81.6)

13(14.9)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

1(1.2)

2(2.3)

0.66

Problems with heart disease

        

later in life

         
 

Weight status

N=772

NOWC n(%)

600(77.7)

67(77.01)

4(0.5)

2(0.3)

37(4.8)

5(1.0)

 
  

N=87

OWC n(%)

124(16.1)

13(14.9)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

4(4.6)

3(3.4)

1.0

Problems with diabetes

        

later in life

         
 

Weight status

N=772

NOWC n(%)

589(76.3)

137(17.8)

2(0.3)

2(0.3)

37(4.8)

5(1.0)

 
  

N=87

OWC n(%)

67(77.0)

10(11.5)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

7(8.1)

3(3.4)

0.38

  1. “What problems do you believe that overweight children can have or get?”