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. 2021 May 28;21:1005. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11104-0

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of participant

Variables Boys % of
Sub-Group
Girls % of
Sub-Group
All % of
Sub-Group
N N N
Age (years)
 36–12 4724 61.5 4712 62.2 9436 61.8
 13–17 2961 38.5 2864 37.8 5825 38.2
Region
 Urban 1992 25.9 1995 26.3 3987 26.1
 Suburban 2093 27.2 2071 27.3 4164 27.3
 Rural 2566 33.4 2487 32.8 5053 33.1
 Poor rural 1034 13.5 1023 13.5 2057 13.5
Family income
 Low 4628 60.2 4528 59.8 9156 60.0
 Medium 1195 15.5 1153 15.2 2348 15.4
 High 360 4.7 312 4.1 672 4.4
 Unknown 1502 19.5 1583 20.9 3085 20.2
Leisure exercise
 No 4294 55.9 4537 59.9 8831 57.9
 Yes 3391 44.1 3039 40.1 6430 42.1
Leisure SB
 ≦2 h/d 2952 38.4 2928 38.6 5880 38.5
  > 2 h/d 4733 61.6 4648 61.4 9381 61.5
BMI status
 Obesity 991 12.9 631 8.3 1622 10.6
 Overweight 1140 14.8 875 11.5 2015 13.2
 Normal 5024 65.4 5668 74.8 10,692 70.1
 Underweight 530 6.9 402 5.3 932 6.1