Table 1 Demographic and self-reported anthropometrical characteristics of students in 7 European countries
Characteristics | DE, 2005 N = 739 | DK, 2005 N = 530 | PL, 2005 N = 564 | BG, 2005 N = 692 | TR, 2003 N = 1005 | LT, 2000 N = 1016 | ES, 1998 N = 796 |
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% | |||||||
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Female | 56.8 | 48.1 | 71.1 | 68.3 | 69.5 | 54.0 | 63.0 |
   Male | 43.2 | 51.9 | 28.9 | 31.7 | 30.5 | 46.0 | 37.0 |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   <20 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 22.7 | 54.7 | 49.8 | 56.9 | 75.8 |
   20-23 | 78.6 | 67.4 | 76.4 | 43.2 | 46.0 | 40.2 | 22.3 |
   >23 | 19.6 | 27.4 | .9 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 |
mean (standard deviation) | |||||||
Height (cm) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Female | 169 (7) | 168 (6) | 166 (6) | 167 (6) | 165 (6) | 171 (8) | 165 (6) |
   Male | 182 (8) | 182 (7) | 180 (9) | 180 (7) | 177 (7) | 179 (8) | 178 (7) |
Weight (kg) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Female | 62 (10) | 64 (11) | 58 (10) | 56 (9) | 55 (7) | 62 (10) | 58 (8) |
   Male | 79 (14) | 79 (12) | 73 (10) | 73 (10) | 71 (10) | 71 (10) | 73 (10) |
BMI (kg/m2) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Female | 21.9 (4.2) | 22.4 (3.7) | 20.8 (3.3) | 19.9 (2.6) | 20.5 (2.4) | 21.0 (2.3) | 21.3 (2.8) |
   Male | 23.8 (4.2) | 23.8 (3.0) | 22.6 (4.0) | 22.4 (2.5) | 22.5 (2.7) | 22.1 (2.4) | 23.1 (2.5) |