Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the sample
| Â | Boys | Girls | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 10.68 (0.96) | 10.67 (0.99) | 0.827 |
Grade | Â | Â | 0.705 |
4 th | 183 (34.5) | 195 (32.1) | Â |
5 th | 174 (32.8) | 206 (33.9) | Â |
6 th | 174 (32.8) | 206 (33.9) | Â |
Place of living | Â | Â | 0.602 |
Urban | 291 (54.8) | 342 (56.3) | Â |
Rural | 240 (45.2) | 265 (43.7) | Â |
Geomorphologic characteristics of residence | Â | Â | 0.590 |
Plain | 415 (78.2) | 466 (76.8) | Â |
Sub-mountainous | 36 (6.8) | 51 (8.4) | Â |
Mountainous | 80 (15.1) | 90 (14.8) | Â |
Socioeconomic level | Â | Â | 0.772 |
High | 87 (21.2) | 111 (21.9) | Â |
Average | 171 (41.7) | 219 (43.3) | Â |
Low | 152 (37.1) | 34.8 (176) | Â |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | 0.667 |
Greek | 377 (88.7) | 461 (88.5) | Â |
Foreigners | 14 (3.3) | 13 (2.5) | Â |
Mixed | 34 (8.0) | 47 (9.0) | Â |
Type of residence | Â | Â | 0.263 |
Apartment | 65(12.9) | 84(14.3) | Â |
House with a yard | 403(80.3) | 476(81.1) | Â |
House without a yard | 34(6.8) | 27(4.6) | Â |
Residence in a refugee camp | 31(6.4) | 43(7.6) | 0.472 |
Number of inhabitants in home | Â | Â | 0.518 |
≤ 3–4 | 191(42.2) | 227(41.1) |  |
5–6 | 218 (48.1) | 281(50.9) |  |
≥ 7 | 44(9.7) | 44(4.4) |  |
Body Mass Index Classification- Children | Â | Â | 0.081 |
Normal weight | 277 (75.1) | 358 (78.9) | Â |
Overweight | 70 (19.0) | 83 (18.3) | Â |
Obese | 22 (6.0) | 13 (2.9) | Â |
Parental obesity status | Â | Â | 0.085 |
Both lean | 131 (33.3) | 137 (29.2) | Â |
Both obese | 90 (22.9) | 87 (18.6) | Â |
Father obese/mother lean | 146(37.2) | 203(43.3) | Â |
Father lean/mother obese | 26(6.6) | 42(9.0) | Â |