Table 2 Socio-demographic, anthropometric and lifestyle characteristics of the participants (percentage or mean ± SD).
Boys (n = 323) | Girls (n = 377) | |
|---|---|---|
Parents with academic education | 49% | 48% |
Number of cars per family | 1.6 ± 0.6 | 1.6 ± 0.8 |
Children with own bedroom | 73% | 74% |
Birth weight < 2500 gr | 5.5% | 7.5% |
Breast fed > 3 months | 27% | 31% |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 20.5 ± 3.5 | 20.2 ± 3.7 |
Overweight | 34% | 22% |
Obese | 9.4% | 8.6% |
Very low physical activity | 15.9% | 16.8% |
Watching TV or playing video games (hours/day) | 2.3 ± 1.3 | 2.1 ± 1.3 |
Sports activities (hours/week) | 4.1 ± 3.3 | 3.2 ± 2.7 |
Non-sports activities (hours/week) | 4.0 ± 2.3 | 4.3 ± 4.3 |
Frequency of eating breakfast/week | 5.2 ± 2.4 | 5.0 ± 2.6 |
Number of meals per day | 3.2 ± 1.0 | 3.3 ± 1.4 |
Eating at school canteen | 34% | 42% |
Eating vegetables per week (portion(s)) | 17.6 ± 14.7 | 19.7 ± 15.2 |
Eating fruits per week (portion(s)) | 34.4 ± 22.4 | 38.6 ± 23.4 |
Daily drinking of fresh juices | 43% | 40% |
Daily drinking of soft drinks | 8.6% | 6.2% |