Table 1.
Demographic Data
| Total sample n = 977 (%) |
Normal weight, overweigh and obese only n = 757 (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Child Gender-Boy | 483 (49.4) | 376 (49.7) |
| Age | ||
| 2 years | 108 (11.0) | 83 (11.0) |
| 2.5 years | 161 (16.5) | 128 (16.9) |
| 3 years | 153 (15.6) | 126 (16.6) |
| 3.5 years | 164 (16.8) | 120 (15.9) |
| 4 years | 173 (17.7) | 136 (18) |
| 4.5 years | 128 (13.1) | 94 (12.4) |
| 5 years | 90 (9.2) | 70 (9.2) |
| Child BMI categorya | ||
| Underweight | 219 (22.4) | excluded |
| Normalweight | 586 (59.9) | 586 (77.4) |
| Overweight | 109 (11.1) | 109 (14.4) |
| Obese | 63 (6.5) | 63 (8.2) |
| Child BMI z-scoreb (Mean) | − 0.18 (SD 1.79) | 0.52 (SD 1.07) |
| Parent Gender - Male | 52 (5.3) | 42 (5.5) |
| Parent BMI categoryc | ||
| Underweight (< 18.50 kg/m2) | 13 (1.3) | 12 (1.6) |
| Normal weight (18.50–24.99 kg/m2) | 398 (40.7) | 305 (40.3) |
| Overweight (≥25.00 kg/m2) | 254 (26.0) | 196 (25.9) |
| Obese ≥30.00 kg/m2) | 312 (32.0) | 244 (32.2) |
| Breastfeeding History | ||
| Less than 6 months | 358 (36.6) | 276 (36.5) |
| 6 months of more | 619 (63.4) | 481 (63.5) |
| Income | ||
| Low: less than AU$40,000 | 129 (13.2) | 103 (13.6) |
| Middle: AU$40,000 - 100,000 | 407 (41.6) | 320 (42.3) |
| High: more than AU$100,000 | 441 (45.2) | 334 (44.1) |
| Australian State | ||
| Victoria | 173 (17.7) | 133 (17.6) |
| New South Wales | 246 (25.2) | 189 (25) |
| Queensland | 292 (30.0) | 230 (30.4) |
| Australian Capital Territory | 28 (2.9) | 21 (2.8) |
| Western Australian | 122 (12.5) | 93 (12.3) |
| Tasmania | 29 (3.0) | 23 (3.0) |
| Northern Territory | 5 (0.5) | 4 (0.5) |
| South Australia | 82 (8.4) | 64 (8.5) |
| Region Type | ||
| Capital city | 255 (26.1) | 201 (26.6) |
| Metro (population over 100,000) | 301 (30.8) | 235 (31.0) |
| Large rural (population 25,000–99,999) | 188 (19.3) | 145 (19.2) |
| Small rural (population 10,000 – 24,999) | 128 (13.1) | 93 (12.3) |
| Large remote (population 5000 – 9999) | 41 (4.2) | 32 (4.2) |
| Small remote (population less than 5000) | 64 (6.5) | 51 (6.7) |
N (%) reported for dichotomous variables; Mean (SD) reported for continuous
aCut offs per Cole, TJ. (2000 and 2007); b2000 CDC growth charts; cCut offs per WHO classifications for adults (2000)
Data presented in this table has previously been published in Boswell, et al., (2018)