Table 2.

Child physical, activity, and nutritional characteristics (mean, SD)

Characteristic	Urban	Rural	P-value
Overall BMI percentile	70.1 (26.7) [n = 100]	62.0 (34.4) [n = 35]	.217
Energy (kilocalories)	1835.5 (447.5) [n = 95]	1855.7 (381.5) [n = 34]	.815
Percentage calories from fat	33.6 (5.8) [n = 95]	34.6 (4.1) [n = 34]	.609
Fruit (servings)	1.81 (1.65) [n = 97]	1.53 (1.50) [n = 35]	.381
Vegetables (servings)	1.65 (1.49) [n = 97]	1.71 (1.79) [n = 35]	.851
Dairy (servings)	2.14 (1.18) [n = 97]	2.07 (1.24) [n = 35]	.770
Sugary beverages (servings)	.89 (1.16) [n = 97]	.92 (1.00) [n = 35]	.903
Junk Food (servings)	.26 (.49) [n = 97]	.49 (.77) [n = 35]	.089
Skipping breakfast	7.2% [n = 97]	0% [n = 35]	.102
Late night snacking (after 8 pm)	25.8% [n = 97]	28.6% [n = 35]	.748
Portion size violations	7.3% [n = 97]	7.2% [n = 35]	.930
Physical activity (METs)	61.9 (65.6) [n = 76]	43.4 (48.6) [n = 30]	.117
Sedentary activity (screen time)	18.7 (15.5) [n = 76]	14.0 (10.3) [n = 30]	.132
Types of physical activity	5.4 (3.3) [n = 77]	4.0 (2.5) [n = 30]	.046
Sports teams	.58 (1.9) [n = 77]	1.5 (1.1) [n = 30]	<.001
Strenuous activity within the past year (hours/week)	4.6 [4.9) [n = 90]	7.2 (7.9) [n = 34]	.080
Strenuous activity within the past week (hours/week)	4.7 (5.0) [n = 101]	5.5 (5.5) [n = 35]	.429
TV time (PAI & PAR)	14.4 (9.1) [n = 75]	12.0 (5.5) [n = 28]	.104
Videogame time (PAI & PAR)	3.4 (4.2) [n = 76]	1.8 (2.5) [n = 30]	.147
Computer time (PAI & PAR)	2.6 (2.9) [n = 76]	3.9 (4.9) [n = 30]	.078

BMI = Body mass index; METs, metabolic equivalent tasks; PAI, physical activity index; PAR, physical activity recall.