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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Changes in fitness and fatness in Australian schoolchildren during the summer holidays: fitness lost, fatness regained? A cohort study

Participants (n)

156

 

Age at baseline (years, mean (SD))

9.4

(0.3)

Sex (n = male (%))

65

(42)

SES (mean (SD))

0.01

(0.63)

Puberty (%)

  

Prepubertal

47

(34.8)

Early pubertal

35

(25.9)

Mid-pubertal

53

(39.8)

BMI category (%)

  

Underweight

3

(2)

Normal weight

94

(62)

Overweight

36

(24)

Obese

18

(12)

  1. Data are shown for the outcome with the largest sample size (n = 156 for SBJ)
  2. BMI = Body Mass Index; SES = socio-economic status
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BMC Public Health

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