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. 2014 Feb 20;9(2):e89222. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089222

Table 1. Characteristics of participants.

Characteristic All (N = 815)
Age, years
mean (SD) 14.1 (2.5)
Gender
Boys, n (%) 444 (54.5)
Girls, n (%) 371 (45.5)
Grade level
4 (∼10 years old), n (%) 81 (9.9)
5 (∼11 years old), n (%) 90 (11.0)
6 (∼12 years old), n (%) 89 (10.9)
7 (∼13 years old), n (%) 104 (12.8)
8 (∼14 years old), n (%) 98 (12.0)
9 (∼15 years old), n (%) 100 (12.3)
10 (∼16 years old), n (%) 93 (11.4)
11 (∼17 years old), n (%) 100 (12.3)
12 (∼18 years old), n (%) 60 (7.4)
Parental education
Mother and/or father has tertiary qualification, n (%) 433 (53.1)
Child Health Utility 9D utility scores, SG
mean (SD) 0.81 (0.11)
Child Health Utility 9D utility scores, BWS
mean (SD) 0.75 (0.14)
Total metabolic equivalent (MET) level
mean (SD) 1932.1 (1811.6)
Average homework hours per day in the last 7 days
mean (SD) 2.3 (1.2)
Average sleep duration hours per day in the last 7 days
mean (SD) 7.6 (1.2)
Self-assessed health status
Excellent, n (%) 276 (33.9)
Very good, n (%) 315 (38.7)
Good, n (%) 145 (17.8)
Fair or poor, n (%) 79 (9.7)

SD - standard deviation; SG - standard gambling method; BWS - best worst scaling method.