Table 2.
Characteristics of the participants in the descriptive comparison of dietary intakes a.
| Sample | Sample Characteristics | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community (collection dates) | Season, Year | n b | Males | Females | Mean age ± SD | Normal weight (%) d | Over-weight (%) d | Obese (%) d | ||||
| n (%) | 9–13 years | 14–18 years | n (%) | 9–13 years | 14–18 years | |||||||
| Attawapiskat (22 February) | Winter, 2006 | 62 | 28 (45.2) | 22 | 6 | 34 (54.8) | 30 | 4 | 12.5 ± 1.0 | 17 (38.6) | 20 (45.5) | 7 (15.9) |
| Attawapiskat (4 March) | Winter, 2010 | 69 | 25 (35.2) | 25 | 0 | 44 (63.8) | 36 | 8 | 12.2 ± 1.1 | 19 (30.2) | 20 (31.7) | 24 (38.1) |
| Christian Island (19–20 October) | Autumn, 2004 | 40 | 23 (57.5) | 23 | 0 | 17 (42.5) | 17 | 0 | 11.8 ± 1.0 | 17 (47.2) | 12 (33.3) | 7 (19.4) |
| Fort Albany (10–12 November) | Winter, 2004 | 63 | 28 (44.4) | 14 | 14 | 35 (55.6) | 22 | 13 | 13.5 ± 2.0 | 38 (64.4) | 15 (25.4) | 6 (10.2) |
| Fort Albany (12–13 December) | Winter, 2007 | 50 | 22 (44.0) | 12 | 10 | 28 (56.0) | 21 | 7 | 13.0 ± 1.9 | n/a d | n/a d | n/a d |
| Georgina Island (9 December) | Winter, 2003 | 12 | 6 (50.0) | 6 | 0 | 6 (50.0) | 6 | 0 | 11.5 ± 0.7 | 7 (87.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (12.5) |
| Kashechewan (26–28 May) | Spring, 2009 | 43 | 26 (60.5) | 18 | 8 | 17 (39.5) | 15 | 2 | 13.1 ± 1.0 | 16 (40.0) | 17 (42.5) | 7 (17.5) |
| Moose Factory (20–23 February) | Winter, 2007 | 81 | 44 (54.3) | 10 | 34 | 37 (45.7) | 14 | 23 | 14.4 ± 1.5 | 43 (65.2) | 16 (19.8) | 7 (10.6) |
| Peawanuck (7–8 December) | Winter, 2005 | 10 | 4 (40.0) | 4 | 0 | 6 (60.0) | 6 | 0 | 11.5 ± 0.9 | 3 (42.9) | 2 (28.6) | 2 (28.6) |
| Peawanuck (1–2 June) | Spring, 2010 | 13 | 7 (53.8) | 6 | 1 | 6 (46.2) | 5 | 1 | 12.8 ± 0.7 | 3 (23.1) | 5 (38.5) | 5 (38.5) |
| Total | - | 443 | 213 (48.1) | 140 | 73 | 230 (51.9) | 172 | 58 | 13.0 ± 1.6 | 163 (48.5) | 107 (31.8) | 66 (19.6) |
a Height and/or weight information was not available for 107 participants as they did not report their height and/or weight in the Web-Based Eating Behaviour Questionnaire. For these participants, Body Mass Index could not be determined. Participants who reported their height and weight had significantly lower intakes of vitamin A (p = 0.012) and “other” foods (p = 0.023), and higher intakes of fibre (p = 0.007); they did not differ by age or sex; b Refers to the total sample size, including those who did not report their height and/or weight but for whom dietary data were collected. Actual sample size used in the analyses may differ from that reported in Table 3 for several reasons. Participants who had intakes <500 kcal/day and >6,000 kcal/day were excluded from analyses, as these values suggest implausible energy intakes [19,20]. In addition, participants who did not provide age or sex were excluded from the study; c Totals and percentages include only those who reported their height and weight; d Height and weight data were not collected during the Fort Albany Winter 2007 data collection.