Table 1.
Characteristics of grade 5 (10–11-year-old) students participating in the Children’s Lifestyle and School performance Study (CLASS) in Nova Scotia, Canada, 2011
| Total | Girls (52·8 %) | Boys (47·2 %) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met expectations in reading (%) | 87·4 | 90·1 | 84·4 |
| Met expectations in writing (%) | 89·1 | 92·6 | 85·1 |
| Met expectations in mathematics (%) | 70·6 | 69·5 | 71·2 |
| Food security status (%) | |||
| High food security | 78·2 | 77·1 | 79·5 |
| Low food security | 9·2 | 9·6 | 8·7 |
| Very low food security | 6·7 | 7·3 | 6·0 |
| Missing | 5·9 | 6·0 | 5·8 |
| Household income ($CAN; %) | |||
| ≤20 000 | 20·3 | 21·8 | 18·6 |
| 20 001–40 000 | 13·3 | 13·3 | 13·3 |
| 40 001–60 000 | 24·1 | 22·9 | 25·4 |
| ≥60 001 | 19·8 | 19·2 | 20·4 |
| Prefer not to answer/missing | 22·5 | 22·8 | 22·2 |
| Parental education (%) | |||
| Secondary or less | 17·3 | 19·1 | 15·4 |
| College diploma | 38·4 | 37·4 | 39·6 |
| University or graduate degree | 36·3 | 35·1 | 37·7 |
| Prefer not to answer/missing | 8·0 | 8·5 | 7·3 |
| Diet Quality Index, mean | 61·7 | 61·9 | 61·5 |
| sd | 9·9 | 9·8 | 10·1 |
| Meeting dietary recommendations (%) | |||
| Saturated fat intake (<10 % total energy) | 54·3 | 55·8 | 47·3 |
| Free sugars intake (<10 % total energy) | 62·6 | 63·2 | 61·9 |
| Weight status (%) | |||
| Normal weight | 65·3 | 66·4 | 64·1 |
| Overweight or obese | 34·7 | 33·6 | 35·9 |
| Meeting physical activity cut-off (score >2·7 for girls, >2·9 for boys; %) | 76·7 | 73·5 | 79·6 |
| Meeting screen time recommendation (<2 h/d; %) | 77·7 | 76·5 | 79·0 |
| Meeting sleep recommendation (9–11 h/d; %) | 91·1 | 90·7 | 91·5 |
| Age (years), mean | 11·0 | 11·0 | 11·0 |
| sd | 0·4 | 0·4 | 0·4 |
| Rural residence (%) | 30·3 | 30·3 | 30·4 |