Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the participants. Florianópolis, Brazil, 2012–2013 (n = 2484).
| Characteristics | Total Sample | |
|---|---|---|
| n | Mean (SD) | |
| Age (years) | 2484 | 10.4 (2.2) |
| Mother’s BMI (kg/m2) | 2264 | 25.2 (4.6) |
| n | % | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 1162 | 43.5 |
| Female | 1322 | 56.5 |
| Household income (net per month) | ||
| Tertile 1 (31–482 USD) | 712 | 31.9 |
| Tertile 2 (483–917 USD) | 725 | 34.1 |
| Tertile 3 (942–24,465 USD) | 694 | 34.0 |
| Mother’s education level | ||
| Complete secondary education | 630 | 24.5 |
| Complete high school | 1058 | 46.1 |
| Complete higher education | 679 | 29.4 |
| Nutritional status | ||
| Normal weight | 1645 | 66.8 |
| Overweight | 817 | 33.2 |
| Parents’ perceived travel time from home to supermarket | ||
| ≤10 min | 883 | 40.6 |
| >10 to ≤20 min | 659 | 29.3 |
| >20 min | 693 | 30.2 |
| Parents’ perceived travel time from home to restaurant | ||
| ≤10 min | 606 | 33.6 |
| >10 to ≤20 min | 461 | 26.2 |
| >20 min | 757 | 40.2 |
| Parents’ perceived travel time from home to fast food restaurant | ||
| ≤10 min | 688 | 42.1 |
| >10 to ≤20 min | 482 | 27.2 |
| >20 min | 570 | 30.8 |
| Parents’ reported own use of supermarkets | ||
| Did not use | 91 | 4.3 |
| Did use | 2284 | 95.7 |
| Parents’ report on children’s use of restaurants | ||
| Children did not use | 845 | 34.4 |
| Children did use | 1503 | 65.6 |
| Parents’ report on children’s use of fast-food restaurants | ||
| Children did not use | 911 | 35.9 |
| Children did use | 1424 | 64.1 |
BMI = body mass index; USD = United States dollar.