Table 1. Descriptive characteristics of children and adolescents included in three annual surveys in Florianopolis, Brazil.
| 2013 (N = 1,942) | 2014 (N = 1,520) | 2015(N = 1,902) | All (N = 5,364) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Boys | 992 | 51.1 | 753 | 49.5 | 983 | 51.7 | 2,728 | 50.9 |
| Girls | 950 | 48.9 | 767 | 50.5 | 919 | 48.3 | 2,636 | 49.1 |
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| 7–9 | 1,145 | 59.0 | 847 | 55.7 | 1,214 | 63.8 | 3,206 | 59.8 |
| 10–12 | 797 | 41.0 | 673 | 44.3 | 688 | 36.2 | 2,158 | 40.2 |
| Weight statusa | ||||||||
| Non overweight | 1,317 | 67.8 | 953 | 62.7 | 1,245 | 65.5 | 3,515 | 65.5 |
| Overweight (including obesity) | 625 | 32.2 | 567 | 37.3 | 657 | 34.5 | 1,849 | 34.5 |
| Day of the week recall | ||||||||
| Not schoolday | 342 | 17.6 | 449 | 29.5 | 383 | 20.1 | 1,174 | 21.9 |
| Schoolday | 1,600 | 82.4 | 1,071 | 70.5 | 1,519 | 79.9 | 4,190 | 78.1 |
| Having school meal | ||||||||
| No | 1,107 | 57.0 | 994 | 65.4 | 1,072 | 56.4 | 3,173 | 59.2 |
| Yes | 835 | 43.0 | 526 | 34.6 | 830 | 43.6 | 2,191 | 40.8 |
| PASb (Mean±SD) | 23.0±13.6 | 23.5±13.6 | 22.7±13.5 | 23.0±13.5 | ||||
| Screen activitiesc (Mean±SD) | 2.3±2.3 | 2.3±2.1 | 2.4±2.0 | 2.3±2.1 | ||||
| Family income (R$)d (Mean±SD) | 2,014±1,060 | 2,021±969 | 2,052±993 | 2,029±1,011 | ||||
N, total numbers of subjects; SD, standard deviation; R$, Reais (Brazilian currency).
a WHO, 2007 [42]
b PAS, physical activity score computed by multiplying the metabolic equivalent of each physical activity [40] by the daily frequency reported. The subject's PAS was the sum over all scores (PAS values range from 3.6 to 96.9)
c Number of all self-reported screen-based sedentary activity self-reports (watching television, playing video game, using a computer or tablet/cell phone)
d Monthly family income based on the school census sector; U$ = R$ 2,61 (average exchange rate between 2013 and 2015)