From: Assessment of weight-related factors of adolescents by private practitioners
Characteristics | Prevalence of assessment by private practitioners (%) | Private practitioners commented on weight status (3812) | ||||||
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Height (2230) | Weight (2757) | BMI (842) | WC (610) | BP (1527) | Physical activity (612) | Diet (1069) | ||
Sex | ||||||||
Boys | 14.3 | 18.0 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 34.7 |
Girls | 18.7 | 22.7 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 13.4 | 4.9 | 9.9 | 24.1 |
P value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.033 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Age group | ||||||||
<=14 | 17.6 | 21.4 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 8.5 | 30.4 |
>14 | 16.0 | 20.1 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 13.9 | 4.6 | 7.6 | 26.9 |
P value | 0.012 | 0.082 | 0.691 | 0.629 | < 0.001 | 0.879 | 0.038 | < 0.001 |
Weight status | ||||||||
Underweight | 21.8 | 24.4 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 14.1 | 5.9 | 10.6 | 33.6 |
Normal weight | 16.8 | 20.2 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 12.0 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 22.1 |
Overweight | 15.7 | 22.1 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 11.3 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 31.8 |
P value | 0.001 | 0.012 | 0.002 | 0.005 | 0.148 | 0.128 | 0.073 | < 0.001 |
Highest parental education | ||||||||
Primary or below | 14.5 | 19.2 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 13.1 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 26.4 |
Secondary | 16.9 | 20.5 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 11.8 | 4.5 | 8.4 | 26.4 |
Tertiary or above | 20.1 | 24.5 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 12.2 | 6.1 | 9.1 | 36.9 |
P value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.357 | 0.004 | 0.341 | < 0.001 |
Actively asked private practitioners for advice on weight | ||||||||
No | 15.1 | 19.2 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 10.9 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 22.2 |
Yes | 32.7 | 34.3 | 16.9 | 12.4 | 17.4 | 9.5 | 14.7 | 83.8 |
P value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Total | 16.8 | 20.8 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 11.5 | 4.6 | 8.1 | 28.7 |