Table 1.
Characteristics of the study sample of children and adolescents from the second French national food consumption survey (INCA2), 2006–2007
| Children (n 574) | Adolescents (n 881) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean or % | sd | Mean or % | sd | P value* | |
| Mean age (years) | 7·0 | 0·1 | 14·1 | 0·1 | <0·001 |
| Sex (% female) | 47·0 | 2·1 | 50·0 | 2·2 | 0·33 |
| Educational level of adult caregiver (%) | |||||
| Low | 10·9 | 1·4 | 16·2 | 1·8 | 0·001 |
| Intermediate | 53·3 | 2·2 | 57·6 | 2·1 | |
| High | 35·8 | 2·1 | 26·3 | 1·8 | |
| Occupational status of the adult caregiver (%) | |||||
| Low | 50·4 | 2·1 | 39·9 | 2·1 | <0·001 |
| Intermediate | 29·5 | 2·0 | 27·2 | 1·6 | |
| High | 18·1 | 1·6 | 18·9 | 1·5 | |
| Inactive | 2·0 | 0·7 | 14·0 | 2·5 | |
| Income per consumption unit (%) | |||||
| <€725/month | 32·8 | 2·3 | 32·6 | 2·3 | 0·78 |
| €725–1330/month | 31·2 | 2·1 | 33·1 | 1·9 | |
| ≥€1330/month | 36·0 | 2·0 | 34·3 | 2·1 | |
| Household wealth index (%) | |||||
| Low | 34·8 | 2·0 | 31·0 | 1·9 | 0·06 |
| Intermediate | 36·0 | 1·9 | 32·9 | 2·3 | |
| High | 29·2 | 1·9 | 36·1 | 2·3 | |
| Global SEP index (%) | |||||
| Low | 35·0 | 2·0 | 32·6 | 2·5 | 0·29 |
| Intermediate | 29·5 | 1·7 | 34·1 | 2·2 | |
| High | 35·5 | 2·1 | 33·3 | 2·0 | |
SEP, socio-economic position.
*
Student’s t test for age; Rao–Scott χ 2 test for percentages.