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. 2012 Aug 30;12:714. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-714

Table 1.

Frequency distributions for the predictors and the outcome variable

Variable Total (N = 4529) boys (n = 2285) girls (n = 2244)
Age group
 4-5 years
989 (21.8%)
484 (21.2%)
505 (22.5%)
 6-10 years
1712 (37.8%)
863 (37.8%)
849 (37.8%)
 11-13 years
886 (19.6%)
470 (20.6%)
416 (18.5%)
 14-17 years
942 (20.8%)
468 (20.5%)
474 (21.1%)
Socioeconomic status
 low
1157 (25.8%)
578 (25.6%)
479 (26.1%)
 medium
2195 (49.0%)
1113 (49.3%)
1082 (48.7%)
 high
1127 (25.2%)
568 (25.1%)
559 (25.2%)
Migration background
 
 
 
 yes
496 (11.0%)
253 (11.1%)
243 (10.9%)
 no
4013 (89.0%)
2025 (88.9%)
1988 (89.1%)
Residential area
 rural area
1173 (25.9%)
593 (26.0%)
580 (25.8%)
 small town
1334 (29.5%)
691 (30.2%)
643 (28.7%)
 medium-sized town
1315 (29.0%)
645 (28.2%)
670 (29.9%)
 city
707 (15.6%)
356 (15.6%)
351 (15.6%)
Compliance with physical activity guideline
 compliers 601 (15.3%) 350 (17.4%) 252 (13.1%)

Note: N = total sample size; n = group sample size.