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Table 1 Parent descriptive statistics

From: Parental influences on screen time and weight status among preschool children from Brazil: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Parents

Sex

n

%

Female caregiver

285

89.6

Male caregiver

33

10.4

Age (mean ± SD)

31 ± 8.7 years

BMI*

  

Non-overweight

122

39.4

Overweight/Obese

188

60.6

Marital status

  

Single

198

62.5

Married

100

31.5

Separated/divorced

12

3.8

Widowed

7

2.2

Employment status

  

Not employed

123

38.8

Yes – at home

73

23.0

Yes – not at home

121

38.2

Household income**

  

<  1 wage

161

50.8

= 1 wage

114

36.0

>  1 wage

42

13.2

Level of education

  

No study

7

2.2

Elementary school

180

56.8

High school

111

35.0

Tertiary education

19

6.0

Number of residents

  

≤ 4

223

70.3

>  4

94

29.7

Number of TVs at home

  

=1

213

67.2

> 1

104

32.8

  1. *Overweight BMI > 25 kg/m2
  2. **1 wage was equivalent to R$937 monthly in Brazilian Real in 2017
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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