Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the study sample (2004)
From: The neighborhood social environment and body mass index among youth: a mediation analysis
Demographics | Mean (SD),% |
|---|---|
N | 544 |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 12.6 (2.6) |
Sex (boys)% | 47.2 |
Maternal education | Â |
Low (%) | 22.6 |
Medium (%) | 33.8 |
High (%) | 43.6 |
BMI 2004, mean (SD) | 20.5 (3.99) |
Weight status 2004 | Â |
Healthy weight (%) | 72.4 |
Overweight (%) | 20.8 |
Obese (%) | 6.8 |
Sedentary behaviors | Â |
Screen-time (mins/day), mean (SD) | 179.9 (98.1) |
Percentage of outside-school hours sedentary time, mean (SD) | 21.8 (5.2) |
Physically active behaviors | Â |
Time spent outdoors (mins/day), mean (SD) | 99.9 (61.4) |
Percentage of outside-school hours MVPA, mean (SD) | 5.5 (3.5) |
Number of walking/cycling trips/week, mean (SD) | 16.0 (18.0) |
Neighborhood social environment variables* | Â |
Social network score (range 1-5), mean (SD) | 3.5 (0.9) |
Social trust/cohesion score (range 1-5), mean (SD) | 3.6 (0.7) |