Factors associated with underweight, overweight, stunting and wasting among primary school-going children participating in a school health initiative in South Africa

Table 3 Sociodemographic characteristics of school-going children and stunting, severe stunting, wasting and underweight

Characteristics		Stunting			Severe Stunting			Wasting			Underweight
Characteristics		Yes (%)	No (%)	(p-value)	Yes (%)	No (%)	(p-value)	Yes (%)	No (%)	(p-value)	Yes (%)	No (%)	(p-value)
Age Ranges				0.041			0.012			0.795			0.071
	3–5	8.2	91.8		1.3	98.7		3.1	96.9		1.9	98.1
	6–9	8.4	91.6		1.9	98.1		3.1	96.9		3.9	96.1
	10–12	13.7	86.3		2.0	98.0		2.0	98.0		1.6	98.4
	≥ 13	13.6	86.4		6.4	93.6		3.2	96.8		0.8	99.2
Level of education (Grade)				0.037			0.161			0.077			0.018
	R	10.5	89.5		2.3	97.7		2.7	97.3		3.5	96.5
	1	9.1	90.9		3.1	96.9		4.5	95.5		5.9	94.1
	2	7.3	92.7		0.0	100.0		0.0	100.0		1.5	98.5
	3	8.9	91.1		2.4	97.6		4.8	95.2		3.2	96.8
	4	12.1	87.9		0.8	99.2		3.2	96.8		1.6	98.4
	5	9.3	90.7		4.1	95.9		1.0	99.0		0.0	100.0
	6	20.5	79.5		4.5	95.5		4.5	95.5		1.1	98.9
	7	6.5	93.5		2.2	97.8		2.2	97.8		1.1	98.9
Living arrangements				0.129			0.357			0.538			0.028
	Both Parents	7.5	92.5		2.8	97.2		2.8	97.2		1.4	98.6
	Either mother or Father	8.3	91.7		1.5	98.5		4.5	95.5		2.3	97.7
	Other Relatives	13.4	86.6		3.6	96.4		3.6	96.4		1.5	98.5
	Unspecified	10.7	89.3		1.7	98.3		0.2	97.6		4.4	95.6
Parents/caregivers’ employment status				0.100			0.178			0.019			0.033
	Both Parents employed	6.6	93.4		0.0	100.0		1.5	98.5		0.0	100.0
	Both parents unemployed	14.4	85.6		2.4	97.6		7.2	92.8		1.6	98.4
	Either mother or father employed	7.9	92.1		3.4	96.6		3.1	96.9		2.1	97.9
	Social grant	50.7	49.3		0.3	99.7		0.1	99.9		4.0	96.0

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