Table 1.
Descriptive statistics
| Characteristics | Parents | Children |
|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | 36.9 (4.9) | 7.19 (0.9) |
| Sex (% female) | 69% | 52% |
| Education level (% high education*) | 63% | − |
| Employment status (% employed) | 66% | − |
| Marital status (% married) | 74% | − |
| Body weight (kg) | 72.8 (16.1) | 28.2 (7.3) |
| Height (cm) | 164.6 (7.9) | 131.4 (7.5) |
| aBMI (kg/m2) | 26.4 (5.1) | 16.3 (2.8) |
| BMI z-score | 0.68 (1.0) |
N = 1946 parents and children. This table provides mean (SD) for the continuous variables and frequency (%) for the categorical variables
*13–14 years of education or more
aBMI body mass index. BMI z-scores were calculated according to Cole et al.