Table 1.
Demographic, anthropometric and socio-economic variables and energy intake of children aged 9–10 years (n 362), Barbados Children’s Health and Nutrition Study (BCHNS), September 2010–April 2011
| Boys (n 174) | Girls (n 188) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean or Median | sd or IQR | Mean or Median | sd or IQR |
| Age (years) | 9·69 | 0·36 | 9·71 | 0·34 |
| Height (cm) | 139·29 | 6·91 | 141·66 | 7·34 |
| Weight (kg) | 35·60 | 11·00 | 37·79 | 10·26 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 18·11 | 4·27 | 18·63 | 4·04 |
| BMI Z-score, median and IQR | 0·47 | 1·61 | 0·57 | 1·41 |
| %Two-parent household | 43·1 | 49·4 | ||
| %Overweight/obese (≥1 sd) | 33·0 | 41·0 | ||
| %Excess energy intake† | 64·4 | 79·8** | ||
IQR, interquartile range.
Values are presented as mean and standard deviation, unless indicated otherwise.
**
Difference significant at the 1% level.
†
Percentage with energy intake in excess of the US Department of Agriculture’s age/sex energy intake recommendations( 22 ).