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Table 1 Child and parental characteristics for the overall sample and according to ethnic background of the child (n = 644)

From: Children’s sugar-sweetened beverages consumption: associations with family and home-related factors, differences within ethnic groups explored

 

Overall sample

(n = 644)

% or mean (SD)

Dutch

(n = 195)

% or mean (SD)

Surinamese/Antillean

(n = 142)

% or mean (SD)

Moroccan/Turkish

(n = 185)

% or mean (SD)

Other/unknown

(n = 119)

% or mean (SD)

p-valuea

CHILD characteristics

 Gender, % girl

   missing, n = 12

54.1%

55.2%

53.9%

50.0%

58.8%

0.500

 Age (in years), mean (SD)

  missing, n = 6

9.4 (1.8)

8.7 (1.8)

9.4 (1.8)

9.6 (1.6)

10.4 (1.6)

0.000

 Ethnic background

  % Dutch

30.3%

  % Surinamese/Antillean

22.0%

  % Moroccan/Turkish

28.9%

  % Other/unknown

18.8%

 Weight status, % overweight or obese

  missing, n = 45

23.0%

13.8%

26.1%

31.8%

21.1%

0.001

PARENTAL characteristics

 Gender, % female

  missing, n = 47

87.4%

88.8%

94.8%

82.4%

84.0%

0.007

 Age (in years), mean (SD)

  missing, n = 5

37.0 (8.9)

37.3 (8.6)

36.7 (7.7)

36.4 (9.4)

37.6 (10.0)

0.655

 Educational level

  missing, n = 21

  

0.000

  % Low

22.0%

10.6%

11.4%

41.2%

23.2%

  % Mid-low

25.0%

30.7%

23.6%

25.3%

17.0%

  % Mid-high

34.5%

32.3%

47.1%

24.7%

38.4%

  % High

18.5%

26.5%

17.9%

8.8%

21.4%

SSB intake child

 Average SSB in litre per day, mean (SD)

  missing, n = 3

0.9 (0.6)

0.7 (0.4)

1.1 (0.9)

0.8 (0.5)

0.9 (0.5)

0.000

  1. aDifferences between groups stratified for outcome measures, tested with one-way Anova (continuous variables) and Chi-square test (categorical variables)
  2. Note: Numbers printed in bold represent significant differences between the ethnic backgrounds groups