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Table 1 Characteristics of Participants

From: Association between economic status and body mass index among adolescents: a community-based cross-sectional study in Japan

 

Boys (n = 1169)

Girls (n = 1133)

 

n or mean

% or SD

n or mean

% or SD

Family characteristics

 Economic status

  Non-low (comfortable, somewhat comfortable, normal, somewhat difficult)

1119

(95.72)

1095

(96.65)

  Low (difficult)

50

(4.28)

38

(3.35)

 Family structure

  Both biological parents

964

(82.46)

928

(81.91)

  Single parent or stepfamily

205

(17.54)

205

(18.09)

 Family members’ smoking status (mother, father, or others)

    

  None

565

(48.33)

527

(46.51)

  Yes (≥1 person)

604

(51.67)

606

(53.49)

Child characteristics

 BMI

18.92

(2.63)

19.19

(2.57)

 BMI z-score (WHO standard)

−0.17

(0.68)

−0.18

(0.63)

   < −2 SD

53

(4.53)

36

(3.18)

   ≥ −2 SD and < −1 SD

215

(18.39)

220

(19.42)

   ≥ −1 SD and < +1 SD

793

(67.84)

797

(70.34)

   ≥ +1 SD and < +2 SD

94

(8.04)

67

(5.91)

   ≥ +2 SD

14

(1.20)

13

(1.15)

 Grade in school

  7th

396

(33.88)

387

(34.16)

  8th

382

(32.68)

361

(31.86)

  9th

391

(33.45)

385

(33.98)

 Breakfast skipping

  No (eat breakfast daily)

1032

(88.28)

963

(85.00)

  Yes (skip breakfast ≥ 1 time per week)

137

(11.72)

170

(15.00)

 Convenience stores or fast-food outlets

   < 1 time per week

959

(82.04)

961

(84.82)

   ≥ 1 time per week

210

(17.96)

172

(15.18)

 Club activities at school

  Physical

850

(72.71)

575

(50.75)

  Non-physical

77

(6.59)

322

(28.42)

  No participation

242

(20.70)

236

(20.83)

 Activities outside of school

  Yes

398

(34.05)

466

(41.13)

  No

771

(65.95)

667

(58.87)

 Sleeping patterns

   ≥ 6 h 30 min per day (Q2–Q5)

955

(81.69)

826

(72.90)

   < 6 h 30 min per day (Q1)

214

(18.31)

307

(27.10)

 Self-rated health status

  Good (excellent, good, fair)

1084

(92.73)

1033

(91.17)

  Not good (somewhat poor or poor)

85

(7.27)

100

(8.83)

 Smoking status

    

  No

1,126

(96.32)

1107

(97.71)

  Yes

43

(3.68)

26

(2.29)