Table 1.
Characteristics of the SPEEDY participants included in these analyses
| Mean; standard deviation, or n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|
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All |
Girls |
Boys |
| Number of participants | 1626 | 910 (56%) | 716 (44%) |
| Age (years) | 10.25; 0.31 | 10.25; 0.31 | 10.24; 0.31 |
| Body Mass Index a | 18.21; 3.12 | 18.51; 3.28 | 17.83; 2.84 |
| Highest educational qualification of parent | |||
| None | 107 (6.6%) | 62 (6.8%) | 45 (6.3%) |
| GCSE or equivalent | 873 (53.7%) | 495 (54.4%) | 378 (52.8%) |
| A-Level or equivalent | 390 (24%) | 220 (24.2%) | 170 (23.7%) |
| Degree or higher | 256 (15.7%) | 133 (14.6%) | 123 (17.2%) |
| Usual type of lunch on school day | |||
| School meal | 399 (24.5%) | 214 (23.5%) | 185 (25.8%) |
| Packed Lunch | 1227 (75.5%) | 696 (76.5%) | 531 (74.2%) |
| Under-reporters b | 332 (20.4%) | 176 (19.3%) | 156 (21.8%) |
a
difference between girls and boys statistically significant at p<0.05
b
Under-reporting defined as reported energy intake less than 71% of estimate energy requirement