Table 3

Prevalence of risk factors for overweight by nationality among preschool children living in Germany

Risk factors	Nationality				p value*
	German (n = 1522)		Other (n = 452)
	n	%	n	%
*p value from χ² test (without adjustment for sex).
Doing sports or playing outside
⩽1×/week	88	5.8	76	16.9	<0.0001
Watching TV on weekdays
⩾2 hours/day	130	8.6	143	31.9	<0.0001
Watching TV on weekends
⩾2 hours/day	288	19.0	212	47.2	<0.0001
Consumption of sweets
>1×/week	1364	90.1	368	82.0	<0.0001
Consumption of savoury snacks
>1×/week	390	26.0	220	49.8	<0.0001
Consumption of soft drinks
>1×/week	344	22.7	190	42.4	<0.0001
Visit to fast-food restaurants
>1×/week	70	4.6	61	13.6	<0.0001
BMI of mother
<25 kg/m²	1090	75.0	257	62.4	<0.0001
⩾25–<30 kg/m²	251	17.2	115	27.9
⩾30 kg/m²	113	7.8	40	9.7
BMI of father
<25 kg/m²	693	54.5	164	42.5	0.0002
⩾25–<30 kg/m²	479	37.6	173	44.8
⩾30 kg/m²	100	7.9	49	12.7
Education of mother
<9 years	35	2.3	92	20.8	<0.0001
9 years	309	20.4	133	30.0
10–12 years	423	27.9	103	23.3
13 years	748	49.4	115	26.0
Education of father
<9 years	33	2.3	63	14.8	<0.0001
9 years	343	23.5	121	28.4
10–12 years	284	19.5	89	20.9
13 years	797	54.7	153	35.9