Table 1.
Characteristics of the study sample of school children in the study region, Delmenhorst, Germany
|
Characteristics |
All |
Boys |
Girls |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |
| Sample size |
384 |
(100) |
194 |
(50.5) |
190 |
(49.5) |
| Weight statusa |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Overweight |
51 |
(13.3) |
16 |
(8.3) |
35 |
(18.4) |
| Obese |
17 |
(4.4) |
9 |
(4.6) |
9 |
(4.2) |
| Incomeb |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Low |
131 |
(34.1) |
72 |
(37.1) |
59 |
(31.1) |
| High |
253 |
(65.9) |
122 |
(62.9) |
131 |
(69.0) |
| ISCED levelc |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Low |
134 |
(34.9) |
68 |
(35.0) |
66 |
(34.7) |
| High |
250 |
(65.1) |
126 |
(65.0) |
124 |
(65.3) |
| |
Mean ± SD |
Mean ± SD |
Mean ± SD |
|||
| Age |
7.6 ± 0.7 |
7.6 ± 0.7 |
7.6 ± 0.8 |
|||
| BMI z-scorea | 0.3 ± 1.2 | 0.2 ± 1.1 | 0.4 ± 1.3 | |||
a:According to Cole et al. [33].
b:Net household income in categories, low: below €2,250.
c:Max. ISCED level of the parents, low: level 1 and 2 relates to lower secondary education and less.