Table 2 Characteristics of the schoolchildren in the first year of primary education (N = 827)
Municipality | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | City 1 | City 2 | City 3 | City 4 | ||
N = 827 | N = 236 | N = 137 | N = 95 | N = 359 | p-valuea | |
Sex | ||||||
Girls | 404 (48.9) | 115 (48.7) | 70 (51.1) | 47 (49.5) | 172 (47.9) | 0.936 |
Boys | 423 (51.1) | 121 (51.3) | 67 (48.9) | 48 (50.5) | 187 (52.1) | |
Mean age, years (SD) | 6.38 (0.76) | 6.85 (0.47) | 6.38 (0.75) | 6.05 (0.93) | 6.17 (0.84) | < 0.001 |
School area | ||||||
Deprived | 490 (59.3) | 169 (71.6) | 0 (0) | 43 (45.3) | 278 (77.4) | < 0.001 |
Non-deprived | 337 (40.7) | 67 (28.4) | 137 (100) | 52 (54.7) | 81 (22.6) | |
Weight status | ||||||
Normal | 658 (79.6) | 186 (78.8) | 115 (83.9) | 76 (80.0) | 281 (78.3) | 0.593 |
Overweight | 137 (16.6) | 42 (17.8) | 19 (13.9) | 13 (13.7) | 63 (17.5) | |
Obese | 32 (3.9) | 8 (3.4) | 3 (2.2) | 6 (6.3) | 15 (4.2) | |