Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the participants stratified by weight status
Characteristics | Total (N = 463) | NW (N = 357) | OW/OB (N = 106) | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (% missing) | Value | n (% missing) | Value | n (% missing) | Value | ||
Age (years) | 463 | 3.9 ± 0.7 | 357 | 3.9 ± 0.7 | 106 | 3.8 ± 0.8 | 0.13 |
Gender | 463 | 357 | 106 | ||||
Boys, n (%) | 246 (53) | 190 (53) | 56 (53) | 0.94 | |||
Girls, n (%) | 217 (47) | 167 (47) | 50 (47) | ||||
Socioeconomic/cultural | |||||||
ISEI max. | 424 (8) | 61.8 ± 16.1 | 329 (8) | 61.8 ± 15.7 | 95 (10) | 61.8 ± 17.4 | 0.73 |
Sociocultural region | 463 | 357 | 106 | ||||
French speaking, n (%) | 121 (26) | 96 (27) | 25 (24) | 0.45 | |||
German speaking, n (%) | 342 (74) | 261 (73) | 81 (76) | ||||
Biological | |||||||
Maternal BMI (kg/m2) | 434 (6) | 22.7 ± 3.8 | 337 (6) | 22.5 ± 3.7 | 97 (8) | 23.5 ± 4.2 | 0.02 |
Body composition | |||||||
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 463 | 16.0 ± 1.4 | 357 | 15.5 ± 0.9 | 106 | 17.8 ± 1.1 | < 0.001 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 454 (2) | 51.9 ± 3.5 | 350 (2) | 50.9 ± 3.0 | 104 (2) | 55.1 ± 3.4 | < 0.001 |
Skinfold thickness (mm) | 425 (9) | 25.9 ± 5.5 | 328 (8) | 24.8 ± 4.6 | 104 (2) | 29.8 ± 6.5 | < 0.001 |
Physical activity | |||||||
TPA (cpm) | 425 (8) | 624 ± 155 | 321 (10) | 620 ± 146 | 104 (2) | 636 ± 176 | 0.51 |
LPA (min/d) | 425 (8) | 300 ± 34 | 321 (10) | 299 ± 34 | 104 (2) | 301 ± 33 | 0.56 |
MPA (min/d) | 425 (8) | 70 ± 20 | 321 (10) | 69 ± 19 | 104 (2) | 71 ± 21 | 0.33 |
MVPA (min/d) | 425 (8) | 92 ± 30 | 321 (10) | 91 ± 29 | 104 (2) | 95 ± 34 | 0.39 |
VPA (min/d) | 424 (8) | 23 ± 12 | 320 (10) | 22 ± 11 | 104 (2) | 24 ± 15 | 0.85 |
SB (min/d) | 425 (8) | 372 ± 50 | 321 (10) | 374 ± 50 | 104 (2) | 365 ± 53 | 0.12 |