Table 3.

Proportion of Children Overweight (≥95th percentile), by Parental and Grandparental Weight Status

GP Normal WeightGP OverweightGP ObeseGP Missing
Parent normal weight7.9*7.917.4*§16.5
Parent overweight17.617.818.622.3
Parent obese31.928.329.2§32.6
  • Values are presented as percentage. Cases for which parent BMI were not available are not shown. Cases for which child, parent, or grandparent BMI were in underweight category are not shown. GP, grandparent.

  • * Parameters are significantly different from each other at P < .0001.

  • Parameters are significantly different from each other at P < .0001.

  • Parameter is significantly different from base case group (parent normal and GP normal) at P < .0001.

  • § Parameters are significantly different from each other at P < .0001.