Table 1 Characteristics of participating children aged 6–12 years in Shanghai, China, 2012
From: Lifestyle factors associated with childhood obesity: a cross-sectional study in Shanghai, China
Total N = 2400 | Girls N = 1190 | Boys N = 1210 | P * (chi-square test) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n(%) | % | % | ||
Weight status △ | <0.01 | |||
Non-overweight | 1706(73.2) | 82.6 | 63.8 | |
Overweight | 364(15.6) | 9.4 | 21.8 | |
Obese | 262(11.2) | 8.0 | 14.4 | |
Maternal education Level | 0.17 | |||
Primary school | 203(8.8) | 7.7 | 9.8 | |
High school | 1094(47.4) | 47.3 | 47.5 | |
College/University or above | 1012(43.8) | 45.0 | 42.7 | |
Household income (RMB/month) | 0.12 | |||
≤3000 | 412(20.6) | 19.0 | 22.2 | |
3001-8000 | 910(45.5) | 45.5 | 45.6 | |
≥8001 | 676(33.9) | 35.5 | 32.2 | |
Screen time (hrs./day) | 0.10 | |||
≤2 | 2038(84.9) | 86.5 | 83.4 | |
2-3 | 239(10.0) | 9.1 | 10.8 | |
>3 | 123(5.1) | 4.5 | 5.8 | |
Physical activity (hrs./day) | 0.91 | |||
≤2 | 1942(80.9) | 80.9 | 80.9 | |
2-3 | 292(12.2) | 12.4 | 12.0 | |
>3 | 166(6.9) | 6.7 | 7.1 | |
Modes of travel to/from school | 0.01 | |||
Inactive (others) | 1160(49.2) | 52.0 | 53.5 | |
Active (walking/cycling) | 1196(50.8) | 48.0 | 46.5 | |
Sugar-sweetened beverage (cps/wk.) | <0.01 | |||
≤2 | 1497(63.4) | 66.3 | 60.6 | |
2-5 | 256(10.8) | 10.3 | 11.3 | |
5-7 | 483(20.5) | 19.6 | 21.3 | |
>7 | 125(5.3) | 3.8 | 6.8 | |
Snacks | ||||
Healthy Snacks | 0.68 | |||
Hardly eat | 26(1.1) | 1.1 | 1.1 | |
1-2/wk. | 142(6.1) | 5.5 | 6.7 | |
3-4/wk. | 364(15.6) | 15.8 | 15.5 | |
≥5/wk. | 1795(77.2) | 77.6 | 76.7 | |
Energy dense, nutrient poor | 0.03 | |||
Hardly eat | 142(6.1) | 5.8 | 6.4 | |
1-2/wk. | 964(41.3) | 41.6 | 41.1 | |
3-4/wk. | 779(33.4) | 35.5 | 31.3 | |
≥5/wk. | 447(19.2) | 17.1 | 21.3 | |
Others | 0.01 | |||
Hardly eat | 40(1.7) | 1.5 | 2.0 | |
1-2/wk. | 242(10.4) | 10.5 | 10.3 | |
3-4/wk. | 530(22.8) | 25.6 | 20.0 | |
≥5/wk. | 1512(65.1) | 62.4 | 67.7 |