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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the children that participated in the test-retest reliability and construct validity study.

From: Test-retest reliability and construct validity of the ENERGY-child questionnaire on energy balance-related behaviours and their potential determinants: the ENERGY-project

 

Belgium

Greece

Hungary

Netherlands

Norway

Spain

TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY STUDY*

      

No. in reliability study

118

155

132

137

102

86

Age, years (mean (sd))

11.4 (.6)

11.6 (.6)

12.5 (.6)

11.8 (.7)

11.4 (.6)

11.3 (.5)

Male gender (%)

44

52

50

53

42

44

Native language at home

      

   Native

116

151

128

130

92

76

   Non-native

2

4

1

7

10

9

Family status

      

   Traditional (mother and father)

99

125

88

104

85

71

   Non-traditional

19

28

44

33

15

14

CONSTRUCT VALIDITY STUDY**

      

No. in validity study

15

16

15

20

15

15

Age, years (mean (sd))

11.4 (.6)

11.5 (.6)

12.0 (.6)

11.7 (.7)

11.6 (.8)

11.6 (.8)

Male gender (%)

33

69

40

50

53

47

Native language at home

      

   Native

13

16

15

20

13

15

   Non-native

1

0

0

0

2

0

Family status

      

   Traditional (mother and father)

12

14

11

13

10

13

   Non-traditional

3

2

4

7

5

2

  1. * Missing data test-retest reliability study: native language at home: n = 4 (Hungary: n = 3; Spain: n = 1); family status n = 3 (Norway: n = 2; Spain: n = 1)
  2. ** Missing data construct validity study: native language at home: n = 1 (Belgium: n = 1)