Table 1 Characteristics of Children (5–10 years) from nationally representative Encuesta de Relaciones Inter e Intrageneracionales en la Infancia (2010) in Spain (n = 844)
From: Unhealthy weight among children in Spain and the role of the home environment
Mean or proportion | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|
Bio-demographic characteristics of child | ||
Weight status | ||
Underweight | 0.14 | (0.12, 0.17) |
Normal weight | 0.46 | (0.43, 0.48) |
Overweight | 0.24 | (0.22, 0.26) |
Obese | 0.17 | (0.15, 0.19) |
Boy | 0.50 | (0.46, 0.53) |
Age (years) | 7.62 | (7.51, 7.73) |
Good health | 0.95 | (0.94, 0.97) |
Parent’s BMI | ||
Mother | 23.59 | (23.33, 23.85) |
Father | 26.30 | (26.06, 26.54) |
Mother’s age at childbirth | 33.78 | (33.45, 34.11) |
Household structure | ||
Married parents | 0.87 | (0.85, 0.89) |
Has at least one sibling | 0.71 | (0.68, 0.74) |
Co-resides with a grandparent | 0.08 | (0.06, 0.10) |
Family activities | ||
Family eats all 3 meals together | 0.13 | (0.10, 0.15) |
Plays sports/does physical activity daily | 0.49 | (0.46, 0.53) |
Daily screen time | 0.20 | (0.17, 0.22) |
Family socio-economic characteristics | ||
Unemployed mother | 0.37 | (0.33, 0.40) |
Unemployed father | 0.10 | (0.08, 0.13) |
Mother with primary or less education | 0.26 | (0.23, 0.29) |
At least one foreign-born parent | 0.14 | (0.11, 0.16) |
Child attended daycare before age 3 years | 0.64 | (0.60, 0.67) |
Monthly household income | ||
€1200 or less | 0.17 | (0.13, 0.19) |
€1201–€2000 | 0.33 | (0.31, 0.35) |
€2001–€3000 | 0.32 | (0.29, 0.35) |
€3001 or more | 0.19 | (0.17, 0.21) |