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Table 1 Sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics of study participants (n = 61)

From: Patterns and correlates of objectively measured physical activity in 3-year-old children

 

Mean ± SD

N (%)

Missing n (%)

Age

3.06 ± 0.08

  

Sex

 Girls

 

31 (50.8)

 

 Boys

 

30 (49.2)

 

Family group (a)

 High risk

 

41 (67.2)

 

 Low risk

 

20 (32.8)

 

Child weight status

1 (1.8)

 BMI (kg/m2)

16.7 ± 1.2

  

 Normal weight

 

50 (83.3)

 

 Overweight

 

9 (15.0)

 

 Obesity

 

1 (1.7)

 

Parental weight status (b)

Mother

  

3 (4.9)

 BMI (kg/m2)

28.3 ± 5.4

  

 Normal weight

 

18 (31.0)

 

 Overweight

 

17 (29.3)

 

 Obesity

 

23 (39.7)

 

Father

  

5¤ (8.2)

 BMI (kg/m2)

26.8 ± 6.5

  

 Normal weight

 

25 (44.6)

 

 Overweight

 

17 (30.4)

 

 Obesity

 

14 (25.0)

 

Family Education (c)

1 (1.6)

 Low

 

11 (18.3)

 

 High

 

49 (81.7)

 

Childcare (d)

8 (13.1)

 Preschool full-time

 

34 (64.2)

 

 Preschool part-time

 

18 (34.0)

 

 Other

 

1 (1.9)

 

Country of origin

9 (14.8)

 Nordic

 

44 (84.6)

 

 Non-Nordic

 

8 (15.4)

 

Siblings

  

8 (13.1)

 0

 

7 (13.2)

 

 1

 

30 (56.6)

 

  ≥ 2

 

16 (30.2)

 

Season for measurement

 Spring

 

6 (9.8)

 

 Summer

 

9 (14.8)

 

 Fall

 

29 (47.5)

 

 Winter

 

17 (27.9)

 
  1. Abbreviations: BMI Body Mass Index, SD Standard deviation
  2. (a) Family group based on parental BMI High: 2 parents with BMI ≥25 or 1 parent with BMI ≥30 and low: both parents with BMI ≤ 25
  3. (b) Weight status: BMI categories for adults and corresponding categories for children according to Cole et al.
  4. (c) Family education definition: Low: neither parents have an academic education High: at least 1 parent have academic edu
  5. (d) Child care, full time ≥ 30 h/day part time < 30 h/day
  6. ¤Besides missing data due to father did not show or communication failed this also include father unknown