Table 1.
Characteristics of grade 5 students (aged 10–11 years) in Nova Scotia, Canada by food security status, Children’s Lifestyle And School performance Study (CLASS), 2011. Results are presented as proportions or as means and standard deviations as applicable
| FS status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High FS (n 4356) | Marginal FI (n 472) | Moderate FI (n 570) | Severe FI (n 401) | |||||
| Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | |
| Male gender (%) | 49 | 43 | 46 | 44 | ||||
| Rural residence (%) | 34 | 38 | 40 | 39 | ||||
| Household income (%) | ||||||||
| $CAN 0–20 000 | 15 | 41 | 55 | 75 | ||||
| $CAN 20 001–40 000 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 18 | ||||
| $CAN 40 001–60 000 | 37 | 28 | 19 | 6 | ||||
| >$CAN 60 000 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Household education (%) | ||||||||
| Secondary school or less | 15 | 25 | 32 | 37 | ||||
| College | 40 | 47 | 50 | 50 | ||||
| University | 44 | 27 | 19 | 12 | ||||
| BMI Z-score | 0·73 | 1·12 | 0·92 | 1·09 | 0·88 | 1·18 | 0·90 | 1·17 |
| Weight status (%) | ||||||||
| Underweight | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Normal weight | 64 | 55 | 56 | 56 | ||||
| Overweight | 22 | 28 | 24 | 22 | ||||
| Obese | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| EQ-5D index score | 0·89 | 0·14 | 0·87 | 0·14 | 0·86 | 0·15 | 0·86 | 0·16 |
| Externalizing problems (%) | 30 | 34 | 39 | 43 | ||||
| Relationship problems (%) | 32 | 35 | 41 | 41 | ||||
| Mood problems (%) | 37 | 48 | 51 | 50 | ||||
| Energy intake (kJ/d) | 7780 | 3274 | 8049 | 3501 | 8390 | 3587 | 8437 | 3621 |
| DQI | 62·6 | 9·8 | 62·1 | 9·3 | 61·6 | 10·1 | 61·7 | 10·2 |
| DQI variety | 15·3 | 4·0 | 15·3 | 4·0 | 15·1 | 4·1 | 15·2 | 4·0 |
| DQI adequacy | 29·3 | 5·8 | 29·3 | 5·7 | 29·3 | 6·1 | 29·5 | 6·2 |
| DQI moderation | 16·7 | 5·1 | 16·1 | 5·1 | 15·7 | 4·9 | 15·4 | 4·9 |
| DQI balance | 1·3 | 1·8 | 1·4 | 1·8 | 1·4 | 1·8 | 1·7 | 1·9 |
| DQI empty calories (%) | 6·6 | 7·0 | 7·5 | 8·1 | ||||
| Meets fruit & vegetable intake recommendations (%) | 34 | 28 | 27 | 24 | ||||
| Meets milk product intake recommendations (%) | 58 | 50 | 52 | 48 | ||||
| Meets grain product intake recommendations (%) | 19 | 20 | 25 | 28 | ||||
| Meets meat product intake recommendations (%) | 87 | 87 | 84 | 87 | ||||
FS, food security; FI, food insecurity; DQI, Diet Quality Index.