Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample (N = 782, 11–15-year-old Slovak school-aged children, data collected in 2018).
| Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Boys | 436 (55.8) |
| Girls | 346 (44.2) |
| Age | |
| 11 years | 121 (15.5) |
| 12 years | 173 (22.1) |
| 13 years | 188 (24.0) |
| 14 years | 185 (23.7) |
| 15 years | 115 (14.7) |
| Family affluence | |
| Low | 152 (24.9) |
| Middle | 183 (30.0) |
| High | 275 (45.1) |
| Number and percentage of adolescents with overweight based on: | |
| BMI from measured height and weight | 136 (17.4) |
| BMI from self-reported height and weight | 121 (15.5) |
| Number and percentage of adolescents with obesity based on: | |
| BMI from measured height and weight | 60 (7.7) |
| BMI from self-reported height and weight | 37 (4.7) |
| Body fat percentage (adolescents with overweight or obesity) | 160 (20.5) |
Note: BMI—body mass index.