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Table 1 Demographics of the children with valid data

From: Ethnic differences in sedentary behaviour in 6–8-year-old children during school terms and school holidays: a mixed methods study

 

All children (n = 104)

WB children (n = 60)

SA children (n = 44)

Age (years), mean(SD)

7.51 (0.52)

7.48(0.50)

7.50 (0.54)

Male (%)

51 (49.04)

29 (48.33)

22 (50.00)

Low SES (%)

Medium SES (%)

High SES (%)

44 (42.31)

45 (43.27)

15(14.42)

9 (15.00)

36 (60.00)

15 (25.00)

35 (79.55)

9(20.45)

0 (0.00)

Normal weight (%)

Overweight (%)

Obese (%)

78 (75)

11 (10.58)

15 (14.42)

46 (76.67)

9 (15)

5 (8.33)

32 (72.73)

2 (4.55)

10 (22.73)

zbmiuk (SD)

0.32 (1.20)

0.30 (1.03)

0.34 (1.40)

  1. zbmiuk – child bmi z scores based on the British growth reference (UK90)