Table 1 Characteristics of Participants (N = 3373)
Characteristics | Statistics |
|---|---|
Children | |
Children’s age (years), mean (SD) | 4.24 (0.67) |
Three-year-old, n (%) | 464 (13.76) |
Four-year-old, n (%) | 1652 (48.98) |
Five-year-old, n (%) | 1257 (37.27) |
Children’s gender, n (%) | |
Boy | 1765 (52.33) |
Girl | 1608 (47.67) |
Children’s grades, n (%) | |
The first year of kindergarten | 1736 (51.47) |
The second year of kindergarten | 1637 (48.53) |
Children’s BMI (kg/m2), M (Q1, Q2) | 15.34 (14.49, 16.27) |
Children’s weight status, n (%) | |
Underweight or normal weight | 3097 (91.82) |
Overweight | 179 (5.31) |
Obesity | 97 (2.88) |
Relationships between participating guardians and children, n (%) | |
Father-child | 789 (23.39) |
Mother-child | 2395 (71.01) |
Other relationships | 160 (4.74) |
Data missing | 29 (0.86) |
Children’s parents | |
Parents’ agea (years), mean (SD) | |
Father | 37.12 (4.39) |
Mother | 35.16 (3.45) |
Parents’ highest level of educational attainment, n (%) | |
Father | |
Technical college or below | 778 (23.07) |
University | 1600 (47.44) |
Postgraduate or above | 956 (28.34) |
Data missing | 39 (1.16) |
Mother | |
Technical college or below | 657 (19.48) |
University | 1789 (53.04) |
Postgraduate or above | 882 (26.15) |
Data missing | 45 (1.33) |
Parents’ occupations, n (%) | |
Father | |
Administrative | 785 (23.27) |
Technician | 839 (24.87) |
Clerk | 1048 (31.07) |
Other occupation | 623 (18.47) |
Data missing | 78 (2.31) |
Mother | |
Administrative | 652 (19.33) |
Technician | 746 (22.12) |
Clerk | 1245 (36.91) |
Other occupation | 639 (18.94) |
Data missing | 91 (2.70) |
Parents’ weight status, n (%) | |
Father | |
Underweight or normal weight | 1276 (37.83) |
Overweight | 1394 (41.33) |
Obesity | 548 (16.25) |
Data missing | 155 (4.60) |
Mother | |
Underweight or normal weight | 2646 (78.45) |
Overweight | 507 (15.03) |
Obesity | 93 (2.76) |
Data missing | 127 (3.77) |