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Table 4 Agreement between observed and ABM-Predicted weight status and fruits and vegetables (FV) consumption for ECLS-K students at 8 th grade

From: Examining social norm impacts on obesity and eating behaviors among US school children based on agent-based model

Observed at 8th grade

ABM-predicted at 8th grade

 

N

N

Kappa1

Weight status

   
 

Normal

Overweight/obese

 

Normal

452

49

 

Overweight/obese

40

195

0.72

 

Non-overweight

Overweight

 

Non-overweight

538

73

 

Overweight

55

70

0.42

 

Non-obese

Obese

 

Non-obese

605

21

 

Obese

30

80

0.72

FV consumption

< 3 times per day

> = 3 times per day

 

< 3 times per day

378

102

 

> = 3 times per day

138

118

0.26

  1. 1Kappa measures the agreement of between the observed and ABM -predicted values for BMI or FV.
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