Table 2 Characteristics of the schoolchildren
From: Vitamin D levels in schoolchildren: a cross-sectional study in Kuwait
Variable | Catagories | Total (n = 199) | Boys (n = 93) | Girls (n = 106) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Governorate | Asma | 45 | 22.6 | 17 | 18.3 | 28 | 26.4 |
Hawalli | 26 | 13.1 | 10 | 10.8 | 16 | 15.1 | |
Farwania | 29 | 14.6 | 19 | 20.4 | 10 | 9.4 | |
Mubarak Al-Kabir | 41 | 20.6 | 27 | 29.0 | 14 | 13.2 | |
Ahmedi | 33 | 16.6 | 9 | 9.7 | 24 | 22.6 | |
Jahara | 25 | 12.6 | 11 | 11.8 | 14 | 13.2 | |
Age years | 5.5–6.49 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 5.4 | 5 | 4.7 |
6.5–7.49 | 41 | 20.6 | 19 | 20.4 | 22 | 20.8 | |
7.5–8.49 | 45 | 22.6 | 25 | 26.9 | 20 | 18.9 | |
8.5–9.49 | 52 | 26.1 | 25 | 26.9 | 27 | 25.5 | |
9.5–10.49 | 38 | 19.1 | 13 | 14.0 | 25 | 23.6 | |
10.5–11.0 | 13 | 6.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 7 | 6.6 | |
Obesity index | non | 113.0 | 56.8 | 49.0 | 52.7 | 64.0 | 60.4 |
overweight | 49.0 | 24.6 | 22.0 | 23.7 | 27.0 | 25.5 | |
obese | 37.0 | 18.6 | 22.0 | 23.7 | 15.0 | 14.2 | |
Skin color | light | 65 | 32.7 | 25 | 26.9 | 40 | 37.7 |
medium | 117 | 58.8 | 57 | 61.3 | 60 | 56.6 | |
dark | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 11.8 | 6 | 5.7 | |
Sun exposure | up to 5Â min | 99 | 49.70 | 41 | 44.1 | 58 | 54.7 |
up to 15Â min | 40 | 20.10 | 16 | 17.2 | 24 | 22.6 | |
up to 30Â min | 60 | 30.20 | 36 | 38.7 | 24 | 22.6 | |
Physical activity | rarely | 41 | 20.60 | 12 | 12.9 | 29 | 27.4 |
weekly | 53 | 26.60 | 27 | 26.6 | 26 | 24.5 | |
daily | 105 | 52.80 | 54 | 58.1 | 51 | 48.1 | |