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Table 1 Characteristics of the original cohort and the sample with complete data of sedentary behavior and pulmonary function

From: Screen-based sedentary behavior during adolescence and pulmonary function in a birth cohort

Variable

Original Cohort - perinatal N (%)

Sample with exposure and outcome data N (%)

p*

Number of participants

5249 (100)

3382 (100)

-

Sex

5248 (100)

3382 (100)

0.291

 Male

2606 (49.7)

1640 (48.5)

 

 Female

2642 (50.3)

1742 (51.5)

 

Skin color

4323 (100)

3382 (100)

0.996

 White

2769 (64.1)

2166 (64.0)

 

 Black

611 (14.1)

486 (14.4)

 

 Brown

784 (18.1)

606 (17.9)

 

 Yellow

76 (1.8)

61 (1.8)

 

 Indigenous

83 (1.9)

63 (1.9)

 

Family income (quintiles)

5137 (100)

3324 (100)

0.582

 1

1031 (20.1)

626 (18.9)

 

 2

1195 (23.2)

797 (24.0)

 

 3

889 (17.3)

599 (18.0)

 

 4

1001 (19.5)

656 (19.7)

 

 5

1021 (19.9)

646 (19.4)

 

Maternal schooling (years of formal education)

5242 (100)

3376 (100)

0.297

 0

130 (2.5)

70 (2.1)

 

 1–4

1338 (25.5)

847 (25.1)

 

 5–8

2424 (46.2)

1621 (48.0)

 

  ≥ 9

1350 (25.8)

838 (24.8)

 

Birth weight (grams)

5232 (100)

3377 (100)

0.518

  < 2500

510 (9.8)

315 (9.3)

 

  ≥ 2500

4722 (90.2)

3062 (90.7)

 

Smoking during pregnancy

5249 (100)

3382 (100)

0.981

 No

3497 (66.6)

2254 (66.6)

 

 Yes

1752 (33.4)

1128 (33.4)

 
  1. *Chi-squared test