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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (N = 7811)

From: Parents and friends both matter: simultaneous and interactive influences of parents and friends on European schoolchildren’s energy balance-related behaviours – the ENERGY cross-sectional study

Age (years)

Sex (boys)

Parental education (at least one parent > 14 years) (n = 5707)

Soft drink intake (ml/day)

Soft drink consumption (>200 ml/day)

TV viewing (min/week)

Breakfast consumption (daily)

Sport participation (min/week)

Mean (SD)a

N (%)

N (%)

Medianb(IQR)c

N (%)

Mean (SD)a

N (%)

Mean (SD)a

11.6 (0.7)

3747 (48)

3703 (64.9)

118.6 (35.7-462.9)

3329 (42.6)

767 (424)

5121 (65.6)

228.3 (166.3)

  1. Country specific values are previously reported [38]; aSD = standard deviation; bMedian is reported due to skewed distribution of the variable; cIQR – Interquartile range (p25 – 75th percentile).