Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of students in Chongqing (N = 18,865).
Variables | n | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Year (mean, SD) | 14.28, 1.75 | ||
Gender | Boy | 9,359 | 50.16 |
Girl | 9,301 | 49.84 | |
Ethnicity | Han | 16,581 | 88.86 |
Minority | 20,79 | 11.14 | |
Grade | Junior high school | 10,670 | 57.18 |
Senior high school | 7,990 | 42.82 | |
Whether boarding in school | Yes | 12,183 | 65.29 |
No | 6,477 | 34.71 | |
Residence | Urban | 9,062 | 48.56 |
Rural | 9,598 | 51.44 | |
Whether receiving school meal support from the government | Yes | 9,159 | 49.08 |
No | 9,501 | 50.92 | |
Primary caregiver | Parents | 13,313 | 71.35 |
Others | 5,347 | 28.65 | |
Father's education | Primary schools and below | 4,176 | 22.38 |
Junior high school | 9,539 | 51.12 | |
Senior high school/technical secondary school/vocational high school | 3,264 | 17.49 | |
College/bachelor degree or above | 1,681 | 9.01 | |
Mother's education | Primary schools and below | 8,555 | 45.85 |
Junior high school | 8,638 | 45.79 | |
Senior high school/technical secondary school/vocational high school | 2,865 | 15.35 | |
College/bachelor degree or above | 1,388 | 7.44 | |
BMI (Kg/m2) (mean, SD) | 22.38 (1.75) | ||
BMI group | Normal | 10,579 | 56.69 |
Thin | 2,986 | 16.00 | |
Overweight | 1,747 | 9.36 | |
Obese | 3,348 | 17.94 |