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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of study participants

From: Substantial variation across geographic regions in the obesity prevalence among 6–8 years old Hungarian children (COSI Hungary 2016)

 

Number

Percent

Total

Girls

Boys

5332

2579

2753

100

51.6

48.4

Age

6-year-old

7-year-old

8-year-old

1180

2651

1501

22.1

49.7

28.2

Geographic region

Central Hungary

Western Transdanubia

Central Transdanubia

Southern Transdanubia

Northern Hungary

Northern Great Plain

Southern Great Plain

1524

491

539

386

670

970

752

28.6

9.2

10.1

7.2

12.6

18.2

14.1

Level of urbanizationa

Urban

Semi-urban

Rural

1598

1932

1802

30.0

36.2

33.8

  1. aUrban: ≥ 500 inhabitants/ km2. Semi-urban: < 500 and ≤ 100 inhabitants/ km2. Rural: < 100 inhabitants/ km2