Table 1 Participant characteristics
From: No differences in physical activity between children with overweight and children of normal-weight
Study population N = 57 | Normal-weight N = 35 | Overweight N = 22 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD), y | 8.7 (2.5) | 8.4 (2.7) | 9.1 (2.2) | 0.4 |
Sex: female, N (%) | 34 (59.6) | 20 (57.1) | 14 (63.6) | 0.3 |
Socio-economic status | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | |
Low (< 2000) | 12 (23.5) | 8 (25.0) | 4 (21.1) | 0.004 |
Middle/High (> = 2000^) | 39 (76.5) | 24 (75) | 15 (78.9) | < 0.001 |
Highest education in household | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | |
Low (up to lower secondary level) | 8 (15.1) | 5 (15.6) | 3 (14.3) | 0.08 |
Middle (upper secondary level) | 21 (39.6) | 10 (31.3) | 11 (52.4) | < 0.001 |
High (at least bachelor level) | 24 (45.3) | 17 (53.1) | 7 (33.3) | 0.005 |
Ethnicity | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | |
Both parents born in Netherlands | 43 (81.1) | 28 (87.5) | 15 (71.4) | < 0.001 |
At least one parent born in another country | 10 (18.9) | 4 (12.5) | 6 (28.6) | 0.005 |
Marital status | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | |
Parents separated | 11 (19.3) | 8 (25.0) | 3 (14.3) | 0.08 |
Parents together | 42 (73.7) | 24 (75.0) | 18 (85.7) | < 0.001 |