Table 1.
Selected characteristics of preschooler participants and for boys and girls separately.
| Full sample (n = 650) |
Boys (n = 330) |
Girls (n = 319) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 3 | 225 | 34.6 | 114 | 34.6 | 110 | 34.6 |
| 4 | 206 | 31.7 | 102 | 30.8 | 104 | 32.6 |
| 5 | 219 | 33.8 | 114 | 34.6 | 105 | 32.9 |
| Household income | ||||||
| CAD0–CAD39,999 | 157 | 24.2 | 102 | 31.0 | 55 | 17.1 |
| CAD40,000–CAD79,000 | 192 | 29.5 | 86 | 26.1 | 106 | 33.1 |
| CAD80,000 or higher | 301 | 46.3 | 142 | 42.9 | 159 | 49.8 |
| Highest household education | ||||||
| Secondary school or less | 102 | 16.2 | 50 | 15.9 | 51 | 16.4 |
| Postsecondary completed | 527 | 83.9 | 266 | 84.1 | 262 | 83.6 |
| Body weight statusa | ||||||
| Ages 3 and 4 | ||||||
| Healthy weight | 399 | 92.5 | – | – | – | – |
| Overweight/obesity | 32 | 7.5 | – | – | – | – |
| Age 5 | ||||||
| Healthy weight | 161 | 74.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Overweight/obesity | 56 | 25.8 | – | – | – | – |
| Childcare type attended | ||||||
| Center-based | 179 | 27.5 | 82 | 24.9 | 97 | 30.2 |
| Home-based | 62 | 9.5 | 37 | 11.1 | 25 | 7.9 |
| At home with parent/guardian | 209 | 32.1 | 112 | 34.0 | 96 | 30.1 |
| School | 200 | 30.9 | 99 | 30.0 | 101 | 31.8 |
Notes: Some values shown in the table may not add up to 100% owing to weighting and some individuals chose not to answer certain questions; n values may differ across tables owing to weighting and bootstrap techniques; center-based childcare is a daycare, nursey school or preschool; stayed at home means the child stayed at home with parent, guardian or other caregiver.
a
Defined according to the World Health Organization criteria.33
– Means data not releasable owing to small sample size.