Table 1 Prevalence of BMI category for sample and within diet quality, socio-demographic and lifestyle factors, number (percent)
From: The use of a dietary quality score as a predictor of childhood overweight and obesity
Child BMI | Sample N = 8,136 | Normal weight 5993 (74.1) | Overweight 1565 (19.3) | Obese 531 (6.6) |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N (%) | p-value | ||||
Diet Quality Score | Q1 (Highest Diet Quality) | 1,375 (17.0) | 1,052 (76.5) | 265 (19.3) | 58 (4.2) | 0.008 |
Q2 | 1,813 (22.4) | 1,365 (75.3) | 344 (19.0) | 104 (5.8) | ||
Q3 | 1,606 (19.9) | 1,164 (72.5) | 329 (20.5) | 113 (7.1) | ||
Q4 | 1,390 (17.2) | 1,045 (75.2) | 256 (18.5) | 89 (6.4) | ||
Q5 (Lowest Diet Quality) | 1,906 (23.6) | 1,368 (71.8) | 371 (19.5) | 168 (8.8) | ||
Gender | Â | Â | ||||
Boys | 4,150 (51.3) | 3,236 (78.0) | 690 (16.6) | 224 (5.4) | <0.001 | |
Girls | 3,940 (48.7) | 2,758 (70.0) | 875 (22.2) | 307 (7.8) | ||
Physical Activity | Â | |||||
9Â days or more | 4,426 (54.7) | 3,428 (77.4) | 800 (18.1) | 199 (4.5) | <0.001 | |
6–8 days | 1,568 (19.4) | 1,166 (74.4) | 300 (19.1) | 101 (6.5) | ||
3–5 days | 1,445 (17.9) | 968 (67.0) | 339 (23.4) | 138 (9.6) | ||
1–2 days | 462 (5.7) | 316 (68.3) | 90 (19.5) | 57 (12.2) | ||
None | 187 (2.3) | 114 (61.1) | 36 (19.5) | 37 (19.5) | ||
Television Viewing | Â | |||||
0 to <1Â h | 1,899 (23.5) | 1,485 (78.2) | 336 (17.7) | 79 (4.1) | <0.001 | |
1 to <3Â h | 5,324 (65.8) | 3,933 (73.9) | 1,021 (19.2) | 370 (6.9) | ||
3Â h or more | 866 (10.7) | 576 (66.5) | 207 (23.9) | 83 (9.6) | ||
Parent’s Education |  | |||||
Third level | 1,378 (17.0) | 1,105 (80.1) | 230 (16.7) | 44 (3.2) | <0.001 | |
Non-degree | 1,304 (16.1) | 934 (75.4) | 246 (18.8) | 75 (5.7) | ||
Higher second level | 2,987 (36.9) | 2,221 (74.5) | 578 (19.4) | 182 (6.1) | ||
<= Lower secondary level | 2,426 (30.0) | 1,684 (69.4) | 511 (21.1) | 231 (9.5) | ||
Parent’s Body Mass Index |  | |||||
Normal weight | 3,651 (47.8) | 3,037 (83.2) | 522 (14.3) | 92 (2.5) | <0.001 | |
Overweight | 2,479 (32.5) | 1,750 (70.6) | 533 (21.5) | 195 (7.9) | ||
Obese | 1,506 (19.7) | 897 (59.6) | 410 (27.2) | 200 (13.2) | ||