| Younger Children | Older children | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | JFIM tertile |  | JFIM tertile | ||||||
 |  | Low | Middle | High |  |  | Low | Middle | High |  |
Characteristic | n | % | % | % | P-value | n | % | % | % | P-value |
Boys | 1638 | 33.9 | 33.2 | 32.9 | 0.14 | 1737 | 39.4 | 31.8 | 28.8 | 0.72 |
Girls | 1851 | 32.9 | 36.4 | 30.7 | Â | 1718 | 40.8 | 30.4 | 28.9 | Â |
Socioeconomic tertile | ||||||||||
 Low | 679 | 25.4 | 35.8 | 38.8 | 0.02 | 979 | 37.8 | 29.3 | 32.9 | 0.07 |
 Middle | 1174 | 33.6 | 34.1 | 32.3 |  | 1232 | 41.3 | 30.6 | 28.1 |  |
 High | 1636 | 36.7 | 34.9 | 28.3 |  | 1244 | 40.9 | 33.3 | 25.9 |  |
Cultural background | ||||||||||
 English-speaking | 3054 | 34.4 | 34.8 | 30.8 | <0.001 | 2996 | 40.3 | 31.7 | 28.0 | 0.07 |
 European | 53 | 48.8 | 25.3 | 25.9 |  | 47 | 47.4 | 29.7 | 23.0 |  |
 Middle Eastern | 137 | 10.2 | 37.7 | 52.1 |  | 113 | 34.6 | 21.4 | 44.0 |  |
 Asian | 216 | 29.0 | 37.4 | 33.6 |  | 265 | 38.4 | 29.5 | 32.1 |  |
Locality | ||||||||||
 Urban | 2677 | 32.7 | 34.6 | 32.6 | 0.47 | 2613 | 39.6 | 30.9 | 29.5 | 0.57 |
 Rural | 812 | 35.7 | 35.6 | 28.6 |  | 842 | 41.3 | 31.8 | 27.0 |  |
Meets fruit recommendations | ||||||||||
 No | 808 | 24.3 | 35.4 | 40.3 | <0.001 | 634 | 31.6 | 32.8 | 35.6 | <0.001 |
 Yes | 2659 | 36.1 | 34.7 | 29.2 |  | 2706 | 41.8 | 30.6 | 27.6 |  |
Meets vegetable serve recommendation | ||||||||||
 No | 3362 | 33.4 | 34.4 | 32.3 | 0.01 | 2975 | 38.6 | 31.6 | 29.8 | 0.003 |
 Yes | 84 | 37.7 | 46.0 | 16.3 |  | 368 | 48.1 | 28.1 | 23.9 |  |
Takeaways ≥3/week | ||||||||||
 No | 3431 | 33.8 | 34.9 | 31.3 | <0.001 | 3345 | 40.8 | 31.3 | 27.9 | <0.001 |
 Yes | 44 | 1.4 | 25.4 | 73.2 |  | 81 | 8.8 | 20.9 | 70.3 |  |
Eat breakfast daily | ||||||||||
 No | 435 | 22.1 | 35.8 | 42.1 | <0.001 | 1144 | 36.0 | 33.0 | 30.9 | 0.01 |
 Yes | 3031 | 34.9 | 34.6 | 30.4 |  | 2266 | 42.1 | 30.2 | 27.7 |  |
Eats dinner in front of the TV | ||||||||||
 No | 2980 | 35.9 | 35.3 | 28.8 | <0.001 | 2767 | 42.8 | 32.2 | 25.0 | <0.001 |
 Yes | 490 | 19.1 | 32.5 | 48.4 |  | 655 | 28.4 | 27.1 | 44.5 |  |
Sweets as a reward for good behaviour | ||||||||||
 Rarely/never | 1440 | 44.9 | 31.2 | 23.9 | <0.001 | 1750 | 51.4 | 27.8 | 20.7 | <0.001 |
 Sometimes | 1812 | 27.3 | 38.5 | 34.2 |  | 1433 | 30.2 | 35.5 | 34.3 |  |
 Usually | 216 | 10.1 | 30.1 | 59.8 |  | 193 | 10.6 | 26.0 | 63.4 |  |
Unrestricted snacking at home | ||||||||||
 Yes | 3097 | 14.6 | 30.6 | 54.8 | <0.001 | 1759 | 28.8 | 33.0 | 38.2 | <0.001 |
 No | 371 | 35.5 | 35.4 | 29.1 |  | 1616 | 51.3 | 29.0 | 19.7 |  |
Soft drinks available in the home | ||||||||||
 Rarely/never | 2290 | 42.0 | 35.2 | 22.8 | <0.001 | 1504 | 53.5 | 27.0 | 19.6 | <0.001 |
 Sometimes | 937 | 17.0 | 36.4 | 46.6 |  | 1355 | 33.1 | 36.1 | 30.8 |  |
 Usually | 235 | 14.5 | 24.9 | 60.6 |  | 527 | 22.3 | 28.7 | 49.0 |  |
Has TV in the bedroom | ||||||||||
 No | 2985 | 35.4 | 35.1 | 29.5 | <0.001 | 2401 | 42.0 | 31.6 | 26.4 | <0.001 |
 Yes | 480 | 21.4 | 33.8 | 44.8 |  | 976 | 35.4 | 29.8 | 34.9 |  |
Meets physical activity recommendation | ||||||||||
 No | 2588 | 32.5 | 34.9 | 32.5 | 0.04 | 2793 | 39.7 | 32.0 | 28.2 | 0.02 |
 Yes | 845 | 36.9 | 33.8 | 29.2 |  | 422 | 43.9 | 24.7 | 31.3 |  |
Meets screen time recommendation (weekdays) | ||||||||||
 No | 1317 | 21.3 | 32.7 | 45.9 | <0.001 | 1838 | 32.9 | 31.9 | 35.2 | <0.001 |
 Yes | 2148 | 40.8 | 36.1 | 23.0 |  | 1591 | 48.9 | 30.3 | 20.8 |  |
Meets screen time recommendation (weekend days) | ||||||||||
 No | 2896 | 29.1 | 36.4 | 34.5 | <0.001 | 2548 | 35.8 | 32.9 | 31.3 | <0.001 |
 Yes | 550 | 54.4 | 27.3 | 18.3 |  | 836 | 54.2 | 25.9 | 19.9 |  |