Table 1.
Student characteristics and school variables
| |
Total |
|---|---|
| n = 1837 | |
| Age (years) (mean ± SD) |
14.6 ± 1.2 |
| Gender [n(%)] |
|
| Boys |
935 (50.9) |
| Girls |
902 (49.1) |
| Ethnicity [n(%)] |
|
| NZ European |
1435 (78.1) |
| Maori |
193 (10.5) |
| Other |
209 (11.4) |
| NZ Deprivation score [n(%)] |
|
| Low |
489 (26.6) |
| Middle-low |
691 (37.6) |
| Middle-high |
479 (26.1) |
| High |
112 (6.1) |
| BMI z-scores [n(%)] |
|
| Under/normal weight |
1230 (67.0) |
| Overweight |
279 (15.2) |
| Obese |
107 (5.8) |
| Place of residence [n(%)] |
|
| Urban |
1305 (71.0) |
| Rural |
532 (29.0) |
| Co-ed school status [n(%)] |
|
| Co-ed |
976 (53.1) |
| Boys only |
450 (24.5) |
| Girls only |
411 (22.4) |
| School decile* (mean ± SD) | 7.38 ± 1.87 |
*Range 1–10; higher score represents lower deprivation.