Overweight, obesity, high blood pressure and lifestyle factors among Mexican children and their parents

Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of the parents of Mexican school-aged of low socioeconomic status in Mexico City according to gender

Variables	Total (n = 83)	Male (n = 8)	Female (n = 75)
Age (years)	38.7 ± 8.8	42.9 ± 9.4	37.7 ± 8.4
Weight (kg)	68.2 ± 11.2	79.7 ± 11.7	65.8 ± 9.7
Height (cm)	159.4 ± 0.8	170.9 ± 7.9	156.9 ± 6.2
BMI (kg/m²)	26.9 ± 3.6	27.4 ± 3.3	26.7 ± 3.7
Overweight (%)^a	43.2	53.3	41.1
Obese (%)^b	19.3	20.0	19.2
Hypertension (%)	6.1	0	7.3
Cardiovascular risk (%)^c	9.2	11.1	6.1

Values are expressed as the mean ± SD or as a percentage, where appropriate
^aOverweight was defined as a BMI ≥25.0
^bObesity was defined as a BMI ≥30.0
^cCardiovascular risk including any hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and other cardiovascular diseases

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