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Table 1 Sample Characteristics

From: Associations between sport and screen-entertainment with mental health problems in 5-year-old children

Characteristic

All children

Boys

Girls

 

N = 13470

N = 6883

N = 6587

 

% or Mean (SD) (n)

Ethnicity

   

   White

88.9 (11671)

89.0 (5973)

88.9 (5698)

   Mixed

3.1 (373)

3.0(180)

3.2 (193)

   Asian

4.6 (899)

4.5 (453)

4.7 (446)

   Black

2.3 (353)

2.5 (186)

2.2 (167)

   Other

1.0 (145)

1.0 (76)

1.0 (69)

Weight status a

   

   Normal weight

79.0 (10394)

81.2 (5456)

76.7 (4938)

   Overweight

15.7 (2143)

13.9 (965)

17.5 (1178)

   Obese

5.3 (742)

4.9 (350)

5.7 (392)

Maternal employment

   

   Full time

12.1 (1729)

12.4 (898)

11.8 (831)

   Part time

38.2 (4924)

38.0 (2524)

38.3 (2400)

   On leave

2.8 (391)

2.9 (201)

2.6 (190)

   Self-employed

6.3 (786)

6.4 (394)

6.3 (392)

   Unemployed or Student

40.6 (5617)

40.2 (2855)

41.0 (2762)

Maternal highest qualification

   

   Degree

18.2 (2384)

17.9 (1195)

18.5 (1189)

   Diploma

9.6 (1260)

9.9 (657)

9.4 (603)

   A/AS/S levels

9.9 (1354)

9.6 (684)

10.1 (670)

   O level/GCSE grades a-c

35.8 (4666)

36.2 (2414)

35.4 (2252)

   GCSE grades d-g

10.7 (1414)

10.8 (741)

10.7(673)

   Other

1.9 (287)

1.9 (133)

2.0 (154)

   None

13.9 (2078)

13.8 (1041)

14.0 (1037)

Maternal socio-economic status

   

   Managerial & professional

31.2 (3948)

31.0 (2001)

31.4 (1947)

   Intermediate

18.5 (2374)

18.4 (1221)

18.7 (1153)

   Small employers & own

4.3 (501)

4.4 (265)

4.0 (236)

   Lower supervisor & tech

5.5 (766)

5.5 (370)

5.5 (396)

   Semi-routine & routine

34.7 (4762)

35.2 (2465)

34.2 (2297)

   Never worked/unemployed

5.8 (962)

5.4 (473)

6.2 (489)

Household Income (€)

   

   0-12999 pa

21.6 (3132)

21.4 (1576)

21.9 (1556)

   13000-25999 pa

32.7 (4556)

32.8 (2346)

32.6 (2210)

   26000-36399 pa

19.4 (2504)

19.3 (1279)

19.5 (1225)

   ≥ 36400 pa

26.3 (3164)

26.5 (1619)

26.0 (1545)

Lone motherhood status

   

   Non-lone mother

81.0 (10867)

81.0 (5549)

81.1 (5318)

   Lone mother

19.0 (2603)

19.0 (1334)

18.9 (1269)

No. siblings in household

   

   1 child

16.4 (2227)

16.2 (1140)

16.5 (1087)

   2 children

49.4 (6447)

49.5 (3285)

49.2 (3162)

   >2 children

34.3 (4796)

34.2 (2458)

34.3 (2338)

Child: Longstanding illness

   

   Yes

19.4 (2623)

22.0 (1520)

16.7 (1103)

   No

80.6 (10840)

78.0 (5361)

83.3 (5479)

Mother: Longstanding illness

   

   Yes

23.9 (3238)

23.4 (1626)

24.5 (1612)

   No

76.1 (10230)

76.6 (5255)

75.5 (4975)

Maternal emotional problems

   

   No

48.9 (6836)

49.4 (3500)

48.3 (3336)

   Yes

51.1 (6631)

50.6 (3380)

51.7 (3251)

  1. Missing data (all children): gender 0; ethnicity 29; weight status 191; maternal employment 23; maternal highest qualification 27; maternal socio-economic status 157; household Income 114; lone motherhood status 0; no. siblings in household 0; child - longstanding illness 7; mother - longstanding illness 2; maternal emotional problems 3.
  2. a Defined using the International Obesity Task Force cut-offs for BMI[33].
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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