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Table 1 Description of the study population by gender, age group and region of residence.

From: Design and descriptive results of the "Growth, Exercise and Nutrition Epidemiological Study In preSchoolers": The GENESIS Study

 

Boys

Girls

 

n

%

n

%

Age Group

    

First (1–2 yrs old)

100

8.2

107

9.3

Second (2–3 yrs old)

274

22.5

226

19.6

Third (3–4 yrs old)

488

40.1

434

37.5

Fourth (4–5 yrs old)

356

29.2

389

33.7

Region of Residence

    

Rural Areas & Small Towns

261

21.4

247

21.4

Urban Areas

281

23.1

252

21.8

Large Urban Areas

676

55.5

657

56.8

Total

1218

 

1156

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