Table 2

No (%) and means in the six parental BMI groups

Parental BMI groupsSonsDaughters
No (%) (n=6540)Mean BMINo (%) (n=6207)Mean BMI
FatherMotherFatherMother
One underweight481  (7.4)21.919.5486  (7.8)21.619.7
Both normal1844 (28.2)22.921.61781 (28.7)22.921.5
One overweight1807 (27.6)24.523.51723 (27.8)24.423.6
Both overweight583 (8.9)26.225.3545 (8.8)26.225.3
One obese1609 (24.6)26.727.01482 (23.9)26.926.7
Both obese216 (3.3)30.431.4190 (3.1)30.431.3