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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of study variables (complete data, n = 18,513)

From: The mediating effect of dietary patterns on the association between mother’s education level and the physical aggression of five-year-old children: a population-based cohort study

 

Mean

SD

Minimum

Maximum

Maternal education (6 months)

12.93

2.62

0.00

17.00

Healthy dietary pattern (5 years old)

3.35

0.40

0.50

4.00

High-fat-sugar-salt dietary pattern (5 years old)

1.93

0.65

0.00

4.00

Physical aggression (5 years old)

1.68

0.74

1.00

5.00

Physical aggression (3 years old)

2.04

0.87

1.00

5.00

Mental distress (5 years old)

1.54

0.61

1.00

5.00

Household income (6 months)

3.91

1.29

1.00

8.00

 

n

%

  

Boys

9718

52.49

  

Preschoolers living with married parents

16,785

90.67

  
  1. Missing numbers: 6 of marital status, 595 of maternal education, 186 of income, 1 of healthy dietary pattern, 2 of high-fat-sugar-salt dietary pattern, 535 of aggression at 3 years old, 4 of mental distress, 4 of aggression at 5 years old