Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of child and adolescent participants in the NNPAS 2011–12. Results are presented as weighted percentages (%) or weighted means (SD)
From: Characterizing children’s eating patterns: does the choice of eating occasion definition matter?
Boys (n = 1364) | Girls (n = 1337) | |
|---|---|---|
Age group (years), % | ||
2–3 | 12 | 12 |
4–8 | 30 | 29 |
9–11 | 18 | 19 |
12-13 | 14 | 14 |
14-18 | 26 | 25 |
Country of Birth, % | ||
Australia | 91 | 90 |
Other mainly English-speaking countries | 5 | 4 |
All other countries | 4 | 6 |
Mainly speaks English at home, % | 93 | 94 |
Area-level disadvantage (SEIFA)1 quintiles. % | ||
Quintile 1 | 18 | 16 |
Quintile 2 | 20 | 18 |
Quintile 3 | 19 | 22 |
Quintile 4 | 17 | 20 |
Quintile 5 | 25 | 24 |
Total energy intake (kJ), mean (SD) | ||
2–3 y | 6040 (2394) | 5850 (2387) |
4–8 y | 7639 (2322) | 6436 (2066)* |
9–11 y | 8962 (2830) | 8100 (2602) |
12-13 y | 9590 (3136) | 7832 (2813)* |
14-18 y | 10,270 (4210) | 8178 (3173)* |
Total weight of food and beverage intake (g), mean (SD) | ||
2-3 y | 1873 (788) | 1679 (713) |
4-8 y | 2162 (715) | 1941 (605)* |
9-11 y | 2527 (801) | 2384 (743) |
12-13 y | 2700 (868) | 2500 (784) |
14-18 y | 3150 (1354) | 2644 (946)* |
BMI-for-age z-scores, mean (SD) | ||
2–3 y | 0.8 (1.3) | 0.8 (1.2) |
4–8 y | 0.7 (1.2) | 0.6 (1.2) |
9–11 y | 1.1 (1.2) | 0.7 (1.0) |
12-13 y | 0.6 (1.1) | 0.8 (1.0) |
14-18 y | 0.5 (1.1) | 0.3 (1.0) |