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. 2014 Jul 8;58:10.3402/fnr.v58.22769. doi: 10.3402/fnr.v58.22769

Table 2.

Summary of variables included in models, as means (sd) or number in each category (proportion), and tests for differences, between valid- and under-reporters

Boys Girls


Valid-reporters Under-reporters P Valid-reporters Under-reporters P
Variables in Model 0
 Health aware componenta −0.016 (1.037) −0.064 (0.987) 0.241 0.147 (0.977) 0.019 (0.865) <0.001
 Traditional componenta 0.085 (1.041) −0.060 (0.943) <0.001 0.022 (0.966) −0.085 (0.880) 0.003
 Packed lunch componenta 0.113 (1.042) −0.136 (0.939) <0.001 0.032 (0.962) −0.162 (0.827) <0.001
 Fat mass aged 9 years (kg) 5.739 (3.018) 10.306 (5.851) <0.001 8.461 (4.300) 12.061 (5.528) <0.001
 Fat mass aged 11 years (kg) 8.352 (4.582) 14.348 (7.879) <0.001 11.527 (5.812) 15.955 (7.355) <0.001
 Lean mass aged 9 years (kg) 24.980 (2.734) 26.444 (3.057) <0.001 23.131 (2.975) 24.485 (3.249) <0.001
 Lean mass aged 11 years (kg) 29.481 (3.818) 31.576 (2.734) <0.001 28.744 (4.338) 30.525 (4.466) <0.001
 Height aged 9 years (cm) 139.1 (5.976) 141.5 (5.936) <0.001 138.7 (6.502) 140.6 (6.412) <0.001
 Height aged 11 years (cm) 149.2 (6.757) 152.0 (6.946) <0.001 150.8 (7.253) 152.8 (7.045) <0.001
Added in Model 1
 Average energy intake (kJ/d) 2087 (288.1) 1635 (265.0) <0.001 1901 (251.7) 1474 (226.2) <0.001
 Birthweightb (kg) 3.415 (0.352) 3.435 (0.338) <0.001 3.325 (0.293) 3.335 (0.253) <0.001
 Menarche aged 9–11
  Yes 93 (6.24%) 83 (10.1%) 0.001
  No 1397 (93.8%) 737 (89.9%)
 Maternal age (y) 29.5 (4.47) 29.5 (4.40) 0.968 29.3 (4.43) 29.0 (4.19) 0.097
 Maternal BMI (kg/m2) 22.61 (3.33) 23.76 (4.31) <0.001 22.49 (3.52) 23.54 (3.80) <0.001
 Maternal smokingc
  Never smoked 880 (59.5%) 449 (55.7%) 0.079 901 (60.5%) 460 (56.1%) 0.041
  Smoker 599 (40.5%) 357 (44.3%) 589 (39.5%) 360 (43.9%)
 Maternal education
  Vocational/age-16 qualification 778 (52.6%) 471 (58.4%) 0.025 786 (52.8%) 466 (56.8%) 0.078
 Age-18 qualification 441 (29.8%) 206 (25.6%) 411 (27.6%) 221 (27.0%)
  Post-18 qualification 260 (17.6%) 129 (16.0%) 293 (19.7%) 133 (16.2%)
Added in Model 2
 Physical activity at 11 (cpm) 680 (192) 631 (183) <0.001 556 (153) 532 (144) <0.001
a

Standardized.

b

Adjusted for gestation and size of pregnancy.

c

Before/during pregnancy.