Table 1 Baseline sample characteristics of the Go-Golborne cohort by gender (N = 1,650)
Characteristics | Boys | Girls | Total | P -Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
842 (51.0) | 808 (49.0) | 1650 (100.0) | ||
Age (N, %) | ||||
Mean (SD) | 7.8 (1.6) | 7.9 (1.6) | 7.9 (1.6) | 0.31 |
Duration of Follow Up (1–4 years) | ||||
Mean (SD) | 1.1 (1.1) | 1.0 (1.1) | 1.1 (1.1) | 0.24 |
Ethnicity (N, %) | ||||
White | 222 (26.4) | 188 (23.3) | 410 (24.9) | |
Black | 189 (22.5) | 179 (22.2) | 368 (22.3) | |
Asian | 41 (4.9) | 45 (5.6) | 86 (5.2) | 0.62 |
Other | 183 (21.7) | 185 (22.9) | 368 (22.3) | |
Missing | 207 (24.6) | 211 (26.1) | 418 (25.3) | |
Deprivation quintile (N, %) | ||||
1 (most deprived) | 428 (50.8) | 431 (53.3) | 859 (52.1) | |
2 | 208 (24.7) | 196 (24.3) | 404 (24.5) | 0.35 |
3–5 (least deprived) | 83 (9.9) | 86 (10.6) | 169 (10.2) | |
Missing | 123 (14.6) | 95 (11.8) | 218 (13.2) | |
School (N, %) | ||||
School 1 | 139 (16.5) | 150 (18.6) | 289 (17.5) | |
School 2 | 152 (18.1) | 119 (14.7) | 271 (16.4) | |
School 3 | 156 (18.5) | 145 (18.0) | 301 (18.2) | 0.50 |
School 4 | 160 (19.0) | 154 (19.1) | 314 (19.0) | |
School 5 | 102 (12.1) | 106 (13.1) | 208 (12.6) | |
School 6 | 133 (15.8) | 134 (16.6) | 267 (16.2) | |
Weight status (N, %) | ||||
Underweight or healthy weight | 520 (61.8) | 513 (63.5) | 1033 (62.6) | |
Overweight | 86 (10.2) | 100 (12.4) | 186 (11.3) | 0.12 |
Obese | 84 (10.0) | 81 (10.0) | 165 (10.0) | |
Missing | 152 (18.0) | 114 (14.1) | 266 (16.1) | |
Fruit and vegetable intake (portions/day)* | ||||
Mean (SD) | 2.9 (2.0) | 3.3 (1.9) | 3.1 (1.9) | < 0.01 |
Sugar-sweetened beverage intake (occasions/day; range 0–5)* | ||||
Mean (SD) | 0.9 (1.1) | 0.7 (1.0) | 0.8 (1.1) | < 0.01 |
Water intake (occasions/day; range 0–5)* | ||||
Mean (SD) | 1.2 (1.3) | 1.5 (1.3) | 1.4 (1.3) | < 0.01 |
Sugary snack intake (portions/day; range 0–8) | ||||
Mean (SD) | 0.9 (1.4) | 0.9 (1.3) | 0.9 (1.3) | 0.36 |
Crisps intake (occasions/day, range 0–4) | ||||
Mean (SD) | 0.5 (0.9) | 0.4 (0.8) | 0.5 (0.8) | 0.11 |
Active Play a | ||||
High | 136 (16.2) | 110 (13.6) | 246 (14.9) | |
Moderate | 603 (71.6) | 587 (72.7) | 1190 (72.0) | 0.24 |
Low | 100 (11.9) | 110 (13.6) | 210 (12.7) | |
Missing | 3 (0.4) | 1 (0.1) | 4 (0.2) | |
School Commute b | ||||
Active travel both ways | 413 (49.1) | 412 (51.0) | 825 (50.0) | |
Multiple modes | 221 (26.3) | 210 (26.0) | 431 (26.1) | 0.70 |
Car travel both ways | 202 (24.0) | 182 (22.5) | 384 (23.3) | |
Missing | 6 (0.7) | 4 (0.5) | 10 (0.6) | |
Screen Time c * | ||||
Low | 363 (43.0) | 394 (48.8) | 757 (45.9) | |
Medium | 306 (36.3) | 278 (34.3) | 584 (35.4) | 0.03 |
High | 162 (19.2) | 123 (15.2) | 285 (17.3) | |
Missing | 11 (1.3) | 13 (1.6) | 24 (1.5) | |