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Table 1 Characteristics of 10- and 11-year-old girls and boys in Nova Scotia, Canada

From: Body satisfaction and body weight: gender differences and sociodemographic determinants

 

Girls

(n = 2159)

Boys

(n = 2095)

Poor body satisfaction (%)

7.3

7.8

Overweight (%)

33.0

33.1

Obesity (%)

9.0

10.9

Poor body satisfaction:

  

   Among normal weight students (%)

5.7

7.6

   Among overweight students (%)

10.4

8.4

   Among obese students (%)

13.1

8.1

Parental education:

  

   Secondary or less (%)

32.3

27.5

   Community college (%)

37.0

38.3

   University (%)

21.8

24.7

   Graduate university (%)

8.9

9.5

Annual household income:

  

   < $20,000 (%)

10.7

10.8

   $20,000-$40,000 (%)

23.7

21.3

   $40,000-$60,000 (%)

25.2

27.4

   > $60,000 (%)

40.4

40.5

Residency:

  

   Rural (%)

37.9

38.7

   Urban (%)

62.1

61.3