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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the participantsa , b

From: The Minhang Pediatric Biobank cohort study: protocol overview and baseline characteristics

Characteristics

Sex

Total

Male

Female

Age, years

6.65 (0.28)

6.64 (0.29)

6.64 (0.29)

Number of siblings

1.38 (1.07)

1.40 (1.06)

1.39 (1.07)

Height

124.64 (5.29)

123.07 (5.38)

123.89 (5.39)

Weight

26.08 (5.42)

24.14 (4.69)

25.15 (5.17)

BMI

16.68 (2.65)

15.83 (2.33)

16.27 (2.54)

Waist circumference

56.46 (7.03)

53.58 (5.93)

55.07 (6.68)

Hip circumference

66.23 (6.45)

64.49 (5.49)

65.39 (6.07)

Passive smoking exposure

 Yes

2082 (24.75)

1929 (22.93)

4011 (47.68)

 No

2230 (26.51)

2113 (25.12)

4343 (51.63)

Exercise

 Low

367 (4.36)

391 (4.65)

758 (9.01)

 Moderate

3778 (44.91)

3530 (41.96)

7308 (86.88)

 High

169 (2.01)

122 (1.45)

291 (3.46)

Screen use

  ≤ 2 h

3981 (47.33)

3797 (45.14)

7778 (92.46)

  > 2& ≤ 4 h

273 (3.25)

194 (2.31)

467 (5.55)

  > 4& ≤ 6 h

12 (0.14)

13 (0.15)

25 (0.30)

  > 6 h

4 (0.05)

7 (0.08)

11 (0.13)

Sleep quality

 Very good

1759 (20.91)

1619 (19.25)

3378 (40.16)

 Good

1899 (22.57)

1855 (22.05)

3754 (44.63)

 Average

645 (7.67)

567 (6.74)

1212 (14.41)

 Bad

18 (0.21)

17 (0.20)

35 (0.42)

Sleep time

  ≤ 9 h

1076 (12.79)

1046 (12.43)

2122 (25.23)

  > 9& ≤ 10 h

2953 (35.10)

2742 (32.60)

5695 (67.70)

  > 10& ≤ 11 h

268 (3.19)

258 (3.07)

526 (6.25)

  > 11 h

12 (0.14)

5 (0.06)

17 (0.20)

House renovation during the past year

 Yes

898 (10.68)

857 (10.19)

1755 (20.86)

 No

3416 (40.61)

3185 (37.86)

6601 (78.47)

Pet ownership

 Yes

729 (8.67)

773 (9.19)

1502 (17.86)

 No

3579 (42.55)

3272 (38.90)

6851 (81.44)

Ventilation

 Everyday

3914 (46.53)

3642 (43.30)

7556 (89.82)

 1 to 3 times/week

346 (4.11)

345 (4.10)

691 (8.21)

 1 to 5 times/month

39 (0.46)

48 (0.57)

87 (1.03)

 Seldom

17 (0.20)

17 (0.20)

34 (0.40)

 Never

2 (0.02)

1 (0.01)

3 (0.04)

Cooking and heating fuel

 Coal gas

353 (4.20)

339 (4.03)

692 (8.23)

 Natural gas

3485 (41.43)

3253 (38.67)

6738 (80.10)

 Liquefied petroleum gas

233 (2.77)

225 (2.67)

458 (5.44)

 Electricity

146 (1.74)

129 (1.53)

275 (3.27)

 Coal

6 (0.07)

6 (0.07)

12 (0.14)

 Others

4 (0.05)

4 (0.05)

8 (0.10)

  1. aData are presented as mean (SD) or number (%)
  2. bMissing (n): Passive smoking exposure (58); Exercise (55); Screen use (131); Sleep quality (33); Sleep time (52); House renovation during the past year (56): Pet ownership (59); Ventilation (41); Cooking and heating fuel (229)