Prevalence and Associated Factors of Overweight and Obesity among High School Adolescents in Bahir Dar City, Northwest, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of school adolescents and their parents at Bahir Dar city high school (n = 522).

Characteristics	Frequency	Percentage
Sex
Male	270	51.7
Female	252	48.3
Age
Early	4	0.8
Middle	312	59.8
Late	206	39.5
Residence of family
Urban	483	92.5
Rural	39	7.5
Religion
Orthodox	425	81.4
Muslim	89	17.0
Protestant	8	1.5
Grade level
9–10	262	50.2
11–12	260	49.8
Father educational
Unable to read and write	75	14.4
Able to read and write	7	1.3
Primary	152	29.1
Secondary	93	17.8
Higher education	195	37.4
Maternal educational
Unable to read and write	94	18.0
Able to read and write	10	1.9
Primary	147	28.2
Secondary	122	23.4
Higher education	149	28.5
Father occupation
Farmer	68	13.0
Daily labour	37	7.1
Merchant	168	32.2
Self-employee	66	12.6
Government employee	183	35.1
Maternal occupation
Farmer	266	51.0
Daily labour	25	4.8
Merchant	91	17.4
Self-employee	43	8.2
Government employee	97	18.6
Wealth status
Poor	165	31.6
Medium	177	33.9
Rich	180	34.5