Table 2.
Characteristics of focus group participants
| Characteristic | All participants (N = 62) n (%) |
Low-active participants (N = 39) n (%) |
Highly-active participants (N = 23) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Female | 24 (38.7) | 14 (35.9) | 10 (43.5) |
| Male | 38 (61.3) | 25 (64.1) | 13 (56.5) |
| Mode of travel to school | |||
| Bus/car/train | 52 (83.9) | 35 (89.7) | 17 (73.9) |
| On foot | 10 (16.1) | 4 (10.3) | 6 (26.1) |
| Live | |||
| Town or city | 25 (40.3) | 13 (33.3) | 12 (52.2) |
| Village or countryside | 37 (59.7) | 26 (66.6) | 11 (47.8) |
| BMI categorya | |||
| Underweight | 4 (6.5) | 2 (5.1) | 2 (8.7) |
| Normal weight | 42 (67.7) | 23 (59) | 19 (82.6) |
| Overweight | 12 (19.4) | 10 (25.6) | 2 (8.7) |
| Obese | 4 (6.5) | 4 (10.3) | 0 |
| Ever tried to lost weight/avoid weight gain? | |||
| Yes | 39 (62.9) | 25 (64.1) | 14 (60.9) |
| No | 23 (37.1) | 14 (35.9) | 9 (39.1) |
| If yes, how? | |||
| Diet from doctor/dietitian | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| A diet made up/found themselves | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Doing more exercise | 33 | 19 | 14 |
aInternational Obesity Task Force cut off points [24]