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. 2012 Feb 7;36(7):914–919. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2012.10

Table 1. Characteristics of students (n=3327).

Characteristics N (%)
Boys 1650 (49.6)
Overweight 654 (19.7)
Regular supervised PAa 2172 (66.3)
Fruits/vegetables/fruit juice consumption >4 times per daya,b 963 (30.2)
Consumption of French friesa,b 1039 (32.0)
Nibbling while watching TVa,b 948 (29.6)
Soft drinks as the most frequent beveragea 1394 (43.0)
   
Individual SES
 Blue-collar-workers children 727 (21.9)
 Non-blue-collar-workers children 2583 (78.4)
   
Urbanization of place of residence
 Low 1370 (41.2)
 Medium 863 (26.0)
 High 1094 (32.9)
   
Spatial accessibility to food outlets
 Low-spatial accessibility to bakeries 516 (15.5)
 Low-spatial accessibility to general food outlets 705 (21.2)
 Low-spatial accessibility to fast-food outlets 1687 (50.7)

Abbreviation: PA, physical activity.

a

Data available for 3275 subjects.

b

The day preceding the survey.