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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of under five children, EDHS 2016

From: Overweight and obesity among children under five in Ethiopia: further analysis of 2016 national demographic health survey: a case control study

Characteristics

Cases (N = 224) n (%)

Controls (N = 448) n (%)

Place of residence

 Urban

74 (33.0)

66 (14.7)

 Rural

150 (67.0)

382 (85.3)

Region

 Tigray

16 (7.1)

42 (9.4)

 Afar

11 (4.9)

42 (9.4)

 Amhara

15 (6.7)

47 (10.5)

 Oromia

46 (20.5)

71 (15.8)

 Ethio-Somalia

18 (8.0)

54 (12.5)

 Benishangul-Gumz

14 (6.2)

35 (7.8)

 SNNPR

43 (19.2)

68 (15.2)

 Gambela

8 (3.6)

31 (6.9)

 Hareri

12 (5.4)

15 (3.3)

 Addis Ababa

32 (14.3)

16 (3.6)

 Dire Dawa

9 (4.1)

25 (5.6)

Sex of child

 Boys

129 (57.6)

215 (48.0)

 Girls

95 (42.4)

233 (52.0)

Birth rank

 Low birth rank

141 (62.9)

218 (48.7)

 High birth rank

83 (37.1)

230 (51.3)

Age of child

 Less than 6 months

46 (20.5)

43 (9.6)

 6–24 months

78 (34.8)

108 (24.1)

 24–59 months

100 (44.6)

297 (66.3)