Table 7 The relationship between certain social factors and television viewing on weight status
From: Weight status of adolescents in secondary schools in port Harcourt using Body Mass Index (BMI)
Characteristic | Normal No % | Underweight No % | Overweight No % | Obese No % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Social class | |||||
Upper | 244 (84.4) | 12 (4.1) | 25 (8.7) | 8 (2.8) | 289 (100) |
Middle | 327 (86.7) | 23 (6.1) | 20 (5.3) | 7 (1.9) | 377 (100) |
Lower | 248 (84.4) | 26 (8.8) | 18 (6.1) | 2 (0.7) | 294 (100) |
Mother’s education | |||||
No education | 47 (90.4) | 4 (7.7) | 1 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) | 52 (100) |
Primary | 139 (87.4) | 10 (6.3) | 9 (5.7) | 1 (0.6) | 159 (100) |
Secondary | 358 (86.1) | 26 (6.3) | 24 (5.8) | 8 (1.9) | 416 (100) |
Technical/Commer | 55 (85.9) | 5 (7.8) | 3 (4.7) | 1 (1.6) | 64 (100) |
Higher/University | 220 (81.8) | 16 (5.9) | 26 (9.7) | 7 (2.6) | 269 (100) |
Family size | |||||
≤5 | 198 (84.6) | 19 (8.1) | 13 (5.6) | 4 (1.7) | 234 (100) |
6–10 | 563 (85.7) | 36 (5.5) | 45 (6.8) | 13 (2.0) | 657 (100) |
11–15 | 58 (84.1) | 6 (8.7) | 5 (7.2) | 0 (0.0) | 69 (100) |
Hours spent watching TV | |||||
0–2 | 477 (86.1) | 33 (6.0) | 37 (6.7) | 7 (1.3) | 554 (100) |
3–4 | 238 (85.0) | 19 (6.8) | 19 (6.8) | 4 (1.4) | 280 (100) |
≥5 | 104 (82.5) | 9 (7.1) | 7 (5.6) | 6 (4.8) | 126 (100) |
Snack intake/week | |||||
Once | 101 (87.1) | 5 (4.3) | 6 (5.2) | 4 (3.4) | 116 (100) |
1–2 | 137 (87.3) | 11 (7.0) | 9 (5.7) | 0 (0.0) | 157 (100) |
>3 | 199 (86.4) | 13 (5.7) | 13 (5.7) | 5 (2.2) | 230 (100) |
Everyday | 382 (83.5) | 32 (7.0) | 35 (7.7) | 8 (1.8) | 457 (100) |
Soft drink/week | |||||
Once | 320 (84.2) | 26 (6.8) | 24 (6.3) | 10 (2.6) | 380 (100) |
1–2 times | 254 (87.0) | 20 (6.8) | 15 (5.1) | 3 (1.0) | 292 (100) |
>3 | 161 (84.3) | 11 (5.8) | 16 (8.4) | 3 (1.6) | 191 (100) |
Everyday | 84 (86.6) | 4 (4.1) | 8 (8.2) | 1 (1.0) | 97 (100) |