Table 1 Descriptives of 795 low socioeconomic kindergarten children.
From: Health-related knowledge and preferences in low socio-economic kindergarteners
Age (years) | 5.20 ± 0.02 | |
Gender (M/F) | % | 53/47 |
n | 422/373 | |
Weight (kg) | 19.3 ± 0.1 | |
Height (cm) | 108.9 ± 0.2 | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 16.20 ± 0.10 | |
BMI Percentile | 62.4 ± 1.0 | |
Normal weight | 72% n = 572 | |
Obese | BMI%ile ≥ 95 | 9.9% n = 79 |
BMI%ile ≥ 85 | 28.0% n = 223 |