Table 2.

Variables investigated in relation to weight status.

	Boys		Girls
	Normoweight	Overweight	Normoweight	Overweight
Sports activities outside of school, %	80*	68	76	71
Hours of sporting activities, mean ± sd	4.2 ± 3.3**	3.0 ± 2.7	3.0 ± 3*	2.6 ± 2.4
Hours of playing activities outside of home, mean ± sd	5.8 ± 5.4	7.0 ± 6.8	5.0 ± 4.5	6.0 ± 5.7
Hours of watching TV, mean ± sd	2.8 ± 1.4	2.5 ± 1.3	2.4 ± 1.4*	2.7 ± 1.3
Overweight status of mother, %	21**	37	18**	49
Overweight status of father, %	48*	62	50*	68
Birth weight, mean ± sd	3.3 ± 0.6	3.3 ± 0.6	3.2 ± 0.5	3.2 ± 0.5
Breastfeeding, %	73	76	75	73
Eating breakfast, %	89*	77	85	79
Number of meals per day, mean ± sd	4.8 ± 0.7**	4.5 ± 0.8	4.8 ± 0.6	4.7 ± 0.7
Being on a diet, %	3**	29	7**	27
Energy intake, mean ± sd
(kJ/day)	11608  ±  3888**	10097 ± 3201	9394 ± 2421*	8654 ± 2202
(kcal/day)	2773 ± 929**	2412 ± 765	2244 ± 578*	2067 ± 526
Fat intake (g), mean ± sd	117 ± 46*	105 ± 37	99 ± 32*	89 ± 32
Protein intake (g), mean ± sd	105 ± 39*	94 ± 33	86 ± 27*	80 ± 24
Carbohydrates intake (g), mean ± sd	346 ± 123**	293 ± 104	272 ± 77	253 ± 70

*P < .05 (when compared with the overweight group)

**P < .001 (when compared with the overweight group).