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Table 1 Subjects' characteristics

From: Socio-cultural determinants of adiposity and physical activity in preschool children: A cross-sectional study

 

Total

n =542

German speaking

n =267

French speaking

n =275

p-Value

Mean age (years)

5.1 ± 0.60

5.1 ± 0.59

5.2 ± 0.62

0.2

Sex: Boys/Girls

%

264/278

49/51

131/136

49/51

133/142

48/52

0.8

Parental migrant status: migrant1/non-migrant

%

391/151

72/28

176/91

66/34

215/60

78/22

< 0.001

Parental education: low2/middle, high

%

179/306

37/63

68/165

29/71

111/141

45/55

< 0.001

Paternal workload: no/part time/full time

%

17/24/445

3/5/92

7/9/216

3/4/93

10/15/229

4/6/90

0.5

Maternal workload: no/part time/full time

%

182/213/99

37/43/20

88/117/28

38/50/12

94/96/71

36/37/27

< 0.001

Most frequent migrant countries

 

Balcan area 37%

Asian countries 13%

Germany 10%

Portugal 28%

African countries 18%

France 6%

 
  1. 1 at least 1 parent born outside Switzerland
  2. 2 at least 1 parent with no education beyond mandatory school (9 year)
  3. Data are shown as means +/- SD or as percentage