Table 1. Sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics of the participants.
| Female (n=436) | Male (n=455) | Total (n=891) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
| Age (years) | 9.2 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 0.4 |
| Weight (kg) | 36.2 | 8.2 | 35.6 | 8.0 | 35.9 | 8.1 |
| Height (m) | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| BMI (Z score) | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| KIDMED score | 9.9 | 1.9 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 9.7 | 1.9 |
| Cardiometabolic risk | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| BMI categorized | ||||||
| Normal weight | 243 | 62 | 228 | 57 | 471 | 59.5 |
| Overweight | 97 | 24.7 | 93 | 23.3 | 190 | 24 |
| Obesity | 51 | 13 | 75 | 18.8 | 126 | 15.9 |
| KIDMED (adherence levels) (n=891) | ||||||
| High (≥8) | 367 | 89.5 | 339 | 82.3 | 706 | 77.6 |
| Moderate (4-7) | 43 | 10.5 | 70 | 17 | 113 | 13.7 |
| Poor (≤3) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.4 |
M: mean; SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; KIDMED: Mediterranean Diet Quality Index in Children and Adolescents.