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Table 1 Mean and prevalence of CVD risk factors by socio-economic status in 8–10-year-old children

From: Tracking and prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors across socio-economic classes: A longitudinal substudy of the European Youth Heart Study

 

Low SES

High SES

 

Total group size

At-risk prevalence % (95 % CI)

Mean (SD)

Total group size

At-risk prevalence % (95 % CI)

Mean (SD)

Physical fitness

      

Girls

107

30.84† (22.27–40.50)

8.75‡ (1.41)

160

21.25† (15.19–28.41)

9.15‡ (1.39)

Boys

114

32.46‡ (23.99–41.86)

9.94‡ (1.74)

122

15.57‡ (9.64–23.25)

10.50‡ (1.48)

Body Mass Index

      

Girls

124

16.13 (10.34–23.81)

17.43 (2.63)

168

13.69 (8.88–19.83)

17.08 (2.45)

Boys

124

15.32 (9.48–22.89)

17.48 (2.71)

131

12.98 (7.74–19.96)

17.28 (2.23)

  1. Subjects were classified as being at-risk in relation to physical fitness, if they belonged to the lower sex and age group specific quartile of physical fitness. In relation to BMI, subjects were classified as being at-risk if they were overweight according to BMI cut-points proposed by the International Obesity Task Force. Physical fitness was measured in watt/kg2/3 and BMI in kg/m2
  2. ‡ Significantly different from the corresponding value in the opposite SES group (P < 0.05)
  3. † Borderline significantly different from the corresponding value in the opposite SES group (0.05< P < 0.09)
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