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Table 2 Demographic and anthropometric variables, health status and physical activity among children participating in the study

From: Lifestyles and socio-cultural factors among children aged 6–8 years from five Italian towns: the MAPEC_LIFE study cohort

 

BS

LE

PG

PI

TO

MAPEC_LIFE cohort

P-value

Males (%)

47.2

49.2

58.3

46.2

53.3

50.9

0.057 a

Born in Italy (%)

94.4

97.9

96.2

93.8

94.7

95.4

0.204 a

Age (years)

  Season I

7.42

7.38

7.36

7.15

7.33

7.34

0.051 b

  Season II

7.76

7.53

7.66

7.53

7.67

7.63

0.052 b

Height (cm)

  Season I

124.8

125.4

125.1

123.6

125.0

124.8

0.183 b

  Season II

127.1

126.7

126.8

126.1

126.6

126.7

0.756 b

Weight (kg)

  Season I

25.5

26.4

26.5

25.5

25.7

25.9

0.102 b

  Season II

26.5

26.9

27.1

26.7

26.5

26.7

0.725 b

BMI (kg/mb)

  Season I

16.3

16.7

16.8

16.6

16.3

16.5

0.076 b

  Season II

16.2

16.6

16.7

16.7

16.5

16.6

0.200 b

UW (%)c

  Season I

3.6

4.1

3.8

2.9

2.2

3.4

0.781 a

  Season II

2.4

4.5

1.3

3.3

3.5

3.0

0.290 a

NW (%)

  Season I

70.8

66.9

66.0

63.3

72.2

68.0

0.244 a

  Season II

75.6

64.5

68.9

62.9

69.6

68.5

0.028 a

OW (%)d

  Season I

13.2

13.2

11.9

15.7

8.8

12.5

0.278 a

  Season II

10.4

15.7

14.0

16.2

12.8

13.7

0.355 a

OB (%)e

  Season I

12.4

15.7

18.3

18.1

16.7

16.2

0.396 a

  Season II

11.6

15.3

15.7

17.6

14.1

14.8

0.454 a

Respiratory problems (%)f

  Season I

17.2

15.7

16.2

15.7

18.1

16.6

0.951 a

  Season II

19.2

14.5

14.9

15.7

15.4

16.0

0.624 a

Consumption of medicines (%)g

  Season I

5.6

3.3

7.7

4.8

4.0

5.1

0.231 a

  Season II

4.8

5.4

6.0

4.8

4.8

5.2

0.973 a

Sport (equal or above 3 times/week) (%)

  Season I

42.0

57.0

44.7

42.4

37.4

44.8

<0.001 a

  Season II

44.8

57.9

47.7

47.6

40.1

47.7

0.003 a

Outdoor sports (%)

  Season I

31.6

26.4

31.9

27.1

23.8

28.3

0.224 a

  Season II

41.6*

35.5*

40.9*

36.7*

28.2

36.7*

0.021 a

Swimming (indoor) (%)

  Season I

3.6

13.6

3.4

5.7

3.5

6.0

<0.001 a

  Season II

5.2

12.0

8.5

5.7

4.4

7.2

0.008 a

Outdoor play (above 1 h/day) (%)

  Season I

35.6

25.6

28.5

40.0

36.1

33.0

0.003 a

  Season II

72.0*

59.9*

66.4*

80.0*

74.4*

70.3*

<0.001 a

  1. asignificance level by chi-squared test among frequencies in the various cities
  2. bsignificance level by one-way ANOVA among average values in the various cities
  3. cBMI cut-off point for age and sex set at “-2z score” according to Cole et al. [26]
  4. dInclude children whose BMI is comprised between the 85th and 95th percentiles specific for age and sex according to Cole et al. [25]
  5. eInclude children whose BMI is above the 95th percentile specific for age and sex according to Cole et al. [25]
  6. fbeyond the common cold
  7. gin addition to common remedies such as antibiotics, antipyretics and anti-inflammatory agents
  8. *p-value <0.05 by chi-squared test between frequencies in the two seasons
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