Table 1 Characteristics of participants at baseline, 2016
Children (n = 349) | Adolescents (n = 294) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
Child and adolescent characteristics | ||||
Age (years) | 4.7 | 0.5 | 13.6 | 0.4 |
Female (%) | 49.7 | 43.2 | ||
BMI for age (z-score) | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
Weight status (%) | ||||
Healthy | 56.0 | 56.5 | ||
Overweight | 30.5 | 28.6 | ||
Obesity | 13.5 | 15.0 | ||
Nutrition | ||||
Energy (kcal/d) | 1,220.3 | 363.8 | 1,837.3 | 598.2 |
Total sugars (g/d) | 86.3 | 34.2 | 100.2 | 52.6 |
Total sugars (% daily energy) | 28.4 | 7.8 | 21.7 | 8.7 |
Saturated fats (g/d) | 13.3 | 6.0 | 20.3 | 10.8 |
Saturated fats (% daily energy) | 9.8 | 3.2 | 9.7 | 3.1 |
Sodium (mg/d) | 1,429.6 | 599.2 | 2,360.1 | 1,009.3 |
Sodium (mg/100 kcal) | 118.8 | 41.1 | 131.3 | 45.5 |
Children and adolescents reporting locations (%) | ||||
Home | 98.9 | 98.6 | ||
School | 67.3 | 72.0 | ||
Other | 31.8 | 29.3 | ||
Children and adolescents reporting days (%) | ||||
Weekday | 85.7 | 84.3 | ||
Weekend | 14.3 | 15.7 | ||
Mothers’ characteristics | ||||
Age (years) | 31.7 | 6.8 | 40.7 | 7.6 |
Education level (%) | ||||
Less than high school | 18.1 | 35.4 | ||
High school | 46.7 | 42.8 | ||
More than high school | 35.2 | 21.8 | ||
BMI (kg/m2) | 28.7 | 5.9 | 29.9 | 5.3 |
Weight status (%) | ||||
Healthy | 29.3 | 18.4 | ||
Overweight | 34.9 | 35.5 | ||
Obesity | 35.8 | 46.2 | ||
Married or living with partner (%) | 52.9 | 47 | ||