Table 1. Prevalence of risk factors for CVD and T2DM by deprivation area of school.

Demographic data	Deprived schools (n = 5)	Non- deprived schools (n = 5)	Difference (95%CI)
% with free school meal entitlement (by school)	22%, 28%, 41%, 44%, 62%	2%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 20%
Number participating (number eligible)	30% (516/1712)	48% (631/1317)
Female gender	58.7% (303/516)	43.9% Male (277 Male: 354 Female)	2.6% (95%CI: −3.1% to 8.3%)
Ethnic minority group	16.2% (51/315)	9.5% (33/348)	5.9% (95%CI: 3.6% to 8.5%)*
Risk factors
% overweight	35.2% (177/503)	29.5% (175/594)	5.7% (95%CI: 0.2% to 11.3%)*
% obese	18.1%: 91/503	17%: 101/594	1.1% (95%CI: −3.4% to 5.7%)
% body fat >90th percentile	F: 44.9% (131/292)M : 28.6% (58/203)	F : 30.8% (103/334)M : 22.4% (57/254)	14% (95%CI: 6.4% to 21.5%)*6.1% (95%CI: −1.9% to 1.4%)
% high blood pressure	20% (98/490)	11% (63/574)	9.0% (95%CI: 4.7% to 13.4%)*
% high cholesterol	15.4% (61/397)	11.7% (61/521)	3.7% (95%CI: −0.8% to 8.4%)
% high total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol ratio	8.7% (20/229)	2.9% (15/520)	5.9% (95%CI: 2.1% to10.4%)*
% high fasting glucose	6.1% (24/393)	1.2% (5/434)	5.0% (95%CI: 2.5% to 7.6%)*
% high fat in diet	71.1% (101/142)	52.3% (182/348)	18.8% (95%CI: 9.4% to 27.4%)*
% consuming 2 or more fruits per day.	17% (8/47)	47% (85/181)	30% (95% CI: 15% to 41%)*
Fitness (20 metre Multi stage fitness test average)	Boys: 48.49 (22.2)Girls: 31.9 (16.5)	Boys: 56.5 (21.0)Girls: 40.5 (13.1)	8.0 (95%CI: 3.4 to 12.5)8.6 (95%CI: 5.8 to 11.3)
% unfit	49.9% (168/337)	29.4% (160/544)	20.4% (95%CI: 13.8% to 26.9%)*
Median Fasting insulin	9.3 (IQR: 6.6–13.3)	7.9 (IQR: 5.3–10.6)	Mann-Whitney U test (p<0.001)
Median CRP	0.4 (IQR:0.2–1.1)	0.3 (IQR: 0.2–0.7)	Mann-Whitney U test (p<0.001)
Median adiponectin (IQR) µg/ml	4.216 (IQR:2.97–5.89)	2.83 (IQR:1.81–4.33)	Mann-Whitney U test (p<0.001)

^*difference reaches statistical significance.