Table 3. General characteristics of the participants.
| Variables | Subgroups | Total | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 425 | 246 | 179 | |
| BMI quartiles* | 1st | 106 (24.94) | 64 (26.02) | 42 (23.46) |
| 2nd | 105 (24.71) | 64 (26.02) | 41 (22.91) | |
| 3rd | 105 (24.71) | 54 (21.95) | 51 (28.49) | |
| 4th | 106 (24.94) | 62 (25.20) | 43 (24.02) | |
| Blood pressure | Normal | 366 (86.12) | 208 (84.55) | 157 (87.71) |
| Prehypertension | 40 (9.41) | 27 (10.98) | 13 (7.26) | |
| Hypertension | 19 (4.47) | 10 (4.07) | 9 (5.03) | |
| Fruit | Rarely/never | 5 (1.18) | 3 (1.22) | 2 (1.12) |
| < 2 serving/day | 70 (16.47) | 37 (15.04) | 32 (17.88) | |
| ≥ 2 serving/day | 350 (82.35) | 205 (83.33) | 145 (81.01) | |
| Vegetable | Rarely/never | 8 (1.88) | 4 (1.63) | 4 (2.23) |
| < 3 serving/day | 126 (29.65) | 65 (26.42) | 60 (33.52) | |
| ≥ 3 serving/day | 291 (68.47) | 176 (71.54) | 115 (64.25) | |
| Dairy product | Rarely/never | 6 (1.41) | 2 (0.81) | 3 (1.68) |
| < 3 serving/day | 104 (24.47) | 49 (19.92) | 55 (30.73) | |
| ≥ 3 serving/day | 315 (74.12) | 194 (78.86) | 121 (67.60) | |
| Fast foods/junk foods | Almost every day | 37 (8.71) | 15 (6.10) | 21 (11.73) |
| 1–2 items/week | 103 (24.24) | 67 (27.24) | 36 (20.11) | |
| Rarely | 285 (67.06) | 163 (66.26) | 122 (68.16) | |
| Meals/snacks | ≤ 2 meals/day | 12 (2.82) | 4 (1.63) | 8 (4.47) |
| 3–4 meals/day | 288 (67.76) | 138 (56.10) | 89 (49.72) | |
| ≥ 5 meals/day | 185 (43.53) | 103 (41.87) | 82 (45.81) | |
| Watching TV/PC | > 2 hours/day | 171 (40.24) | 100 (40.65) | 70 (39.11) |
| 2 hours/day | 88 (20.71) | 54 (21.95) | 34 (18.99) | |
| < 2 hours/day | 166 (39.06) | 91 (36.99) | 75 (41.90) | |
| Physical activity | Without targeted physical activity | 72 (16.94) | 30 (12.20) | 41 (22.91) |
| < 420 minutes/week | 182 (42.82) | 105 (42.68) | 77 (43.02) | |
| ≥ 420 minutes/week | 171 (40.24) | 110 (44.72) | 61 (34.08) |
Values are presented as number of participants (%).
BMI, body mass index.
*BMI was categorized as quartile as follows: 1st quartile, < 22.20 kg/m2; 2nd quartile, 22.20–25.22 kg/m2; 3rd quartile, 25.22–28.79 kg/m2; and 4th quartile, ≥ 28.79 kg/m2.