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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Sch Nurs. 2014 Oct 13;31(2):135–145. doi: 10.1177/1059840514554089

Table 2.

Comparisons of Health Behaviors by BMI Status for Overall Sample and Gender.

Total Sample (N = 384)
Girls (n = 238)
Boys (n = 146)
Health Behavior Normal
Weighta
Overweight/
Obeseb
p Normal
Weightc
Overweight/
Obesed
p Normal
Weighte
Overweight/
Obesef
p
Screen time (hours/day)
    Total weekday 5.84 5.94 .67 5.51 5.74 .45 6.43 6.24 .62
    Total weekend 6.18 6.27 .75 5.87 5.99 .73 6.77 6.66 .82
Physical activity (days/week)
    Vigorous exerciseg 3.38 3.33 .83 2.83 2.59 .41 4.23 4.28 .71
    Moderate exerciseh 3.87 3.64 .36 3.48 3.13 .29 4.59 4.31 .48
Healthy eating (servings/day)
    Fruits and Vegetables 2.76 2.91 .41 2.65 2.83 .44 2.96 3.00 .90

Note. BMI = body mass index; ST = screen time.

a

BMI < 85th percentile (<23.85 kg/m2).

b

BMI ≥ 85th percentile (≥23.85 kg/m2).

c

BMI < 85th percentile (<24.20 kg/m2).

d

BMI ≥ 85th percentile (≥24.20 kg/m2).

e

BMI < 85th percentile (<23.60 kg/m2).

f

BMI ≥ 85th percentile (≥ 23.60 kg/m2).

g

Number of days per week where the duration is 20 min or longer.

h

Number of days per week where the duration is 30 min or longer.