Table 1.
Main sociodemographic characteristics of 11-year-old children in Europe with data on weight status, by country and in Northern and Southern & Eastern Europe, PRO GREENS project, 2009
| Variable | All | Southern & Eastern Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | The Netherlands | Iceland | Finland | Germany | Portugal | Slovenia | Greece | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n for those with weight data | 6316 | 3359 | 2957 | 652 | 503 | 378 | 857 | 567 | 703 | 1121 | 652 | 883 |
| Age (years), mean | 11·3 | 11·2 | 11·3 | 11·2 | 11·2 | 11·1 | 11·4 | 11·5 | 11·1 | 10·9 | 11·0 | 11·8 |
| Overweight (%)* | 21 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 22 | 35 | 20 |
| Parental educational level=university degree (Bachelor's or Master's) (%) | 40 | 38 | 43 | 59 | 29 | 59 | 48 | 18 | 11 | 37 | 39 | 60 |
*As defined using age- (year and month) and sex-specific cut-off points available from the International Obesity Task Force( 22 ).