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Table 1 Descriptive characteristic of studied children

From: Characteristics of paediatric foot arches according to body mass among primary school students in Wrocław, Poland

Variables

Boys

Number, n (%)

Girls

Total

 

337 (51.4)

318 (48.5)

655 (100)

Age [years]

 7

11 (3.2)

17 (5.3)

28 (4.3)

 8

122 (36.2)

110 (34.6)

232 (35.4)

 9

140 (41.5)

140 (44.0)

280 (42.7)

 10

64 (19)

51 (16.0)

115 (17.6)

Cole’s index category

 Underweight

99 (29.4)

79 (24.8)

178 (27.17)

 Normal body weight

179 (53.1)

156 (49.0)

335 (51.14)

 Overweight

30 (8.9)

46 (14.5)

76 (11.6)

 Obese

29 (8.6)

37 (11.6)

66 (10.07)