Table 2 Demographic data of children (n = 402)

Gender

 Boys

174 (43.3)

-

 Girls

228 (56.7)

-

Ethnic

 Malay

154 (38.3)

-

 Chinese

125 (31.1)

-

 Indian

123 (30.6)

-

Age (year)

402 (100.0)

9.85 ± 1.38

 Younger children (≤9 years old)

136 (33.8)

8.22 ± 0.84

 Older children (>9 years old)

266 (66.2)

10.7 ± 0.69

Body Mass Index, BMI^a

 Severely wasted and wasted  (Below −2 Z-score)

44 (10.9)

-

 Normal (1 ≤ Z-score ≤ −2)

219 (54.5)

-

 Possible risk of overweight (1 < Z-score ≤ 2)

63 (15.7)

-

 Overweight and obese (Above 2 Z-score)

76 (18.9)

-

Daily Physical Activity (hrs)

402 (100.0)

1.15 ± 0.68

 Less than once weekly

24 (6.0)

0.82 ± 0.50

 1–3 times weekly

245 (60.9)

1.03 ± 0.58

 4–6 times weekly

78 (19.4)

1.30 ± 0.72

 Everyday

55 (13.7)

1.58 ± 0.83

Daily Internet Surfing^b (hrs)

230 (100.0)

1.65 ± 1.58

Daily TV Viewing time (hrs)

402 (100.0)

3.03 ± 1.52

 Weekday (hrs)

402 (100.0)

2.35 ± 1.40

 Weekend (hrs)

402 (100.0)

4.77 ± 2.60

Television in Bedroom

 Yes

84 (20.9)

-

 No

318 (79.1)

-

Daily Pocket Money (RM)

402 (100.0)

3.13 ± 1.80