Table 3

Proportions of different birthweight groups among children and adolescents according to different gender and different educational stages

VariablesNormal weight
(N=19 776)
Overweight/obesity
(N=7233)
P value
Boys<0.001
 LBW2120 (15.2)1075 (25.1)
 NBW7337 (52.7)1823 (42.7)
 HBW4460 (32.1)1376 (32.2)
Girls<0.001
 LBW186 (3.2)141 (4.8)
 NBW3362 (57.4)1650 (55.8)
 HBW2311 (39.4)1168 (39.4)
Primary school<0.001
 LBW428 (8.0)225 (11.1)
 NBW3476 (64.8)1190 (58.8)
 HBW1463 (27.2)609 (30.1)
Middle school<0.001
 LBW903 (12.8)753 (33.1)
 NBW3177 (44.9)873 (38.4)
 HBW2994 (42.3)649 (28.5)
High school<0.001
 LBW975 (13.3)238 (8.1)
 NBW4046 (55.2)1410 (48.1)
 HBW2314 (31.5)1286 (43.8)
  • HBW, high birth weight; LBW, low birth weight; NBW, normal birth weight.