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. 2015 Jan 24;12:3. doi: 10.1186/s12966-015-0161-0

Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of participants

Mean (SD) n (%) Missing n (%)
Age (years) 2.03 (0.1)
Sex
  Boys 61 (50)
  Girls 62 (50)
BMI (kg/m²)¹ 16.9 (1.4) 3 (2)
BMI SDS² -0.2 (1.1) 3 (2)
Weight status³ 3 (2)
  Normal weight 104 (87)
  Overweight 16 (13)
Family group 4
  High risk 86 (70)
  Low risk 37 (30)
NOS 5 54.1 (1.9) 5 (4)
NOS <53 23 (20) 5 (4)
First born 62 (50)
Child care 14 (11)
  Preschool full-time 83 (76)
  Preschool part-time 18 (17)
  Other 8 (7)
High parental education 90 (74) 1 (1)

¹BMI = Body Mass Index.

²BMI SDS = Body Mass Index Standard Deviation Score.

³BMI categories according to Cole et al.

4Family group based on parental BMI. High risk: both parents BMI ≥25 or at least one parent ≥30.

5NOS = Neurological Optimality Score.

Total sample N=123.