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. 2017 Nov 28;7:16507. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-16525-9

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics (means ± standard deviations or percentage 95%CI) of child-level variables by study site.

Country (site) BMI (kg∙m−2) Maturity Offset (years from PHV) Healthy Diet score Unhealthy Diet score MVPA (min∙day−1) Screen Time (hours∙day−1) Sleep (hours∙day−1) Percentage of Overweight/Obese MVPA compliance days
Australia (Adelaide) 18.8 ± 3.4 −1.7 ± 0.9 0.2 ± 1.0 −0.3 ± 0.7 64.8 ± 23.2 2.8 ± 1.8 9.4 ± 0.7 37.3% (33.0–41.7) 3.3 ± 2.1
Brazil (São Paulo) 19.7 ± 4.4 −2.0 ± 1.0 −0.4 ± 1.0 0.1 ± 0.9 59.5 ± 26.1 3.7 ± 2.3 8.6 ± 0.8 44.9% (40.5–49.5) 2.9 ± 2.2
Canada (Ottawa) 18.3 ± 3.3 −1.9 ± 0.9 0.5 ± 1.0 −0.5 ± 0.6 58.7 ± 19.3 2.5 ± 1.9 9.1 ± 0.8 30.8% (26.9–34.9) 2.9 ± 2.1
China (Tianjin) 18.9 ± 4.2 −2.3 ± 0.8 0.1 ± 0.9 −0.3 ± 0.9 45.2 ± 15.8 1.9 ± 1.7 8.8 ± 0.6 41.5% (37.2–46.0) 1.5 ± 1.7
Colombia (Bogota) 17.6 ± 2.5 −2.3 ± 0.9 −0.5 ± 0.7 −0.1 ± 0.6 68.1 ± 24.8 2.9 ± 1.5 8.8 ± 0.8 23.1% (20.3–26.1) 3.5 ± 2.2
Finland (Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa) 17.7 ± 2.6 −1.9 ± 0.9 −0.2 ± 0.9 −0.6 ± 0.4 70.7 ± 26.4 2.8 ± 1.7 8.5 ± 0.9 23.8% (20.2–27.7) 3.2 ± 1.7
India (Bangalore) 18.0 ± 3.3 −2.2 ± 1.0 −0.1 ± 0.9 −0.1 ± 0.8 49 ± 21.3 1.8 ± 1.3 8.6 ± 0.7 32.7% (28.8–36.8) 1.8 ± 2.0
Kenya (Nairobi) 17.2 ± 3.1 −2.5 ± 1.1 0.3 ± 1.0 0.2 ± 1.0 71.6 ± 31.3 2.4 ± 1.7 8.6 ± 0.9 19.9% (16.1–23.7) 3.2 ± 2.2
Portugal (Porto) 19.5 ± 3.4 −1.9 ± 0.9 0.2 ± 1.0 −0.4 ± 0.6 56.4 ± 21.6 2.2 ± 1.5 8.3 ± 0.9 46.6% (42.9–50.5) 2.6 ± 1.8
South Africa (Cape Town) 18.0 ± 3.6 −2.3 ± 0.9 0.3 ± 1.1 1.1 ± 1.2 65.1 ± 25.6 3.1 ± 2.1 9.2 ± 0.7 26.9% (23.0–31.2) 3.4 ± 2.4
The United Kingdom (Bath, NE Somerset) 18.5 ± 3.0 −1.7 ± 1.9 0.01 ± 0.9 −0.1 ± 0.7 63.4 ± 22.4 2.9 ± 1.7 9.5 ± 0.7 29.9% (25.8–34.2) 3.2 ± 2.0
The United States (Baton Rouge) 18.9 ± 3.9 −2.3 ± 1.0 −0.1 ± 1.1 0.6 ± 1.3 49.8 ± 18.9 3.1 ± 2.3 8.9 ± 0.9 39.5% (35.2–44.0) 1.8 ± 1.7

BMI = body mass index; MVPA = moderate to vigorous physical activity; PHV = peak height velocity.