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Table 1 Descriptive data of children in urban and rural areas

From: Investigation of obesity, eating behaviors and physical activity levels living in rural and urban areas during the covid-19 pandemic era: a study of Turkish adolescent

Demographics characteristic

n

%

Total number of participants

733

100

Age

 11 years

380

51.8

 12 years

353

48.2

Sex

 Boys

382

52.1

 Girls

351

47.9

Residence

 Urban

354

48.3

 Rural

379

51.7

BMI (CDC)

 Overweight

133

18.2

 At Risk for overweight

165

22.5

 Normal weight

346

47.2

 Underweight

89

12.1

Socioeconomic status groupings

 High

160

21.8

 Medium

321

43.8

 Low

252

34.4

  1. CDC Disease control and prevention, BMI Body mass index