| Variable | All children (N = 415) | Boys (N = 188) | (95% CI) | Girls (N = 227) | (95% CI) | p-value |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||||
| Percentage body fat |
|
|
|
|
| 0.046 |
| Obese | 25 (6.0) | 7 (3.7) | (1.8 - 7.5) | 18 (7.9) | (5.4 - 12.7) |
|
| Overfat | 59 (14.2) | 24 (12.8) | (8.7 - 18.3) | 35 (15.4) | (11.3 - 20.7) |
|
| Normal | 331 (79.8) | 157 (83.5) | (77.6 - 88.1) | 174 (76.7) | (70.7 - 81.7) |
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| Height quartiles |
|
|
|
|
| <0.001 |
| First quartile | 103 (24.8) | 59 (31.4) | (25.2 - 38.3) | 44 (19.4) | (14.8 - 25.0) |
|
| Second quartile | 119 (28.7) | 66 (35.1) | (28.7 - 42.2) | 53 (23.3) | (18.3 - 29.3) |
|
| Third quartile | 102 (24.6) | 30 (16.0) | (11.4 - 21.9) | 72 (31.7) | (26.0 - 38.0) |
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| Fourth quartile | 91 (21.9) | 33 (17.6) | (12.8 - 23.6) | 58 (25.6) | (20.3 - 31.6) |
|
| Physical activity (min/day) |
|
|
|
|
| 0.002 |
| Low (<60 min/day) | 118 (28.4) | 50 (26.6) | (20.8 - 33.3) | 68 (30.0) | (24.4 - 36.2) |
|
| Moderate (60 - 90 min/day) | 128 (30.8) | 74 (39.4) | (32.7 - 46.5) | 54 (23.8) | (18.7 - 29.7) |
|
| High (>90 min/day) | 169 (40.8) | 64 (34.0) | (27.7 - 41.1) | 105 (46.3) | (39.9 - 52.8) |
|
| Screen time (hours/day) |
|
|
|
|
| 0.001 |
| Low (<1 hour/day) | 115 (27.7) | 56 (29.8) | (23.7 - 36.7) | 59 (26.0) | (20.7 - 32.1) |
|
| Moderate (2 - 3 hours/day) | 235 (56.6) | 116 (61.7) | (54.6 - 68.4) | 119 (52.4) | (45.9 - 58.8) |
|
| High (4 - 6 hours/day) | 65 (15.7) | 16 (8.5) | (5.3 - 13.4) | 49 (21.6) | (16.7 - 27.4) |
|
| Fruit and vegetables |
|
|
|
|
| 0.080 |
| Never | 6 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | (0.0 - 2.0) | 6 (2.6) | (1.2 - 5.7) |
|
| Occasionally | 374 (90.1) | 172 (91.5) | (86.7 - 94.7) | 202 (89.0) | (84.3 - 92.4) |
|
| Everyday | 35 (8.4) | 16 (8.5) | (5.3 - 13.4) | 19 (8.4) | (5.4 - 12.7) |
|
| Breakfast |
|
|
|
|
| 0.002 |
| Skip/rarely | 32 (7.7) | 12 (6.4) | (3.7 - 10.8) | 20 (8.8) | (5.8 - 13.2) |
|
| 1 - 2 times/week | 72 (17.3) | 20 (10.6) | (7.0 - 15.9) | 52 (22.9) | (17.9 - 28.8) |
|
| 3 - 4 times/week | 115 (27.7) | 52 (27.7) | (21.8 - 34.5) | 63 (27.8) | (22.3 - 33.9) |
|
| Daily | 196 (47.3) | 104 (55.3) | (48.2 - 62.3) | 92 (40.5) | (34.4 - 47.0) |
|
| Snacks in-between meals |
|
|
|
|
| 0.017 |
| Once a day | 227 (54.7) | 112 (59.6) | (52.4 - 66.3) | 115 (50.7) | (44.2 - 57.1) |
|
| Twice a day | 121 (29.2) | 55 (29.3) | (23.2 - 36.0) | 66 (29.1) | (23.6 - 35.3) |
|
| ≥ 3 times a day | 67 (16.1) | 21 (11.1) | (7.4 - 16.5) | 46 (20.2) | (15.6 - 25.9) |
|
| Sugar-sweetened beverages |
|
|
|
|
| 0.100 |
| < 1 time/week | 159 (38.3) | 73 (38.8) | (32.2 - 46.0) | 86 (37.9) | (31.8 - 44.4) |
|
| 2 - 4 times/week | 203 (48.9) | 98 (52.1) | (45.0 - 59.2) | 105(46.3) | (39.9 - 52.8) |
|
| 5 or more times/week | 53 (12.8) | 17 (9.0) | (5.7 - 14.0) | 36 (15.9) | (11.7 - 21.2) |
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| Confectionery |
|
|
|
|
| 0.074 |
| < 1 time/week | 116 (28.0) | 61(32.4) | (26.2 - 39.4) | 55 (24.2) | (19 - 30.2) |
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| 2 - 4 times/week | 244 (58.8) | 108 (57.4) | (50.3 - 64.3) | 136 (59.9) | (53.4 - 66.1) |
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| 5 or more times/week | 55 (13.2) | 19 (10.1) | (6.6 - 15.2) | 36 (15.9) | (11.7 - 21.2) |
|
| Fried/salty foods |
|
|
|
|
| 0.370 |
| <1 time/week | 52 (12.5) | 26 (13.8) | (9.6 - 19.5) | 26 (11.5) | (7.9 - 16.3) |
|
| 2 - 4 times/week | 328 (79.0) | 143 (76.1) | (69.5 - 81.6) | 185 (81.5) | (75.9 - 86.0) |
|
| 5 or more times/week | 35 (8.5) | 19 (10.1) | (6.6 - 15.2) | 16 (7.0) | (4.4 - 11.1) |
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