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Table 1 Means (SD) and percentage values of anthropometric and sociodemographic characteristics and health risk behaviors of the KTHS 2010 study sample classified by BMI groups

From: Obesity prevalence and unfavorable health risk behaviors among German kindergarten teachers: cross-sectional results of the kindergarten teacher health study

Variables

Normal-weighta(n = 184)

Overweightb(n = 73)

Obesec(n = 56)

Total(n = 313)

Cronbach’s α

Age (yrs), mean, SD

35.6 (10.2)1

39.7 (11.0)

39.2 (10.9)

37.2 (10.6)

 

Height (cm), mean, SD

167.4 (6.7)

166.5 (8.1)

166.6 (7.2)

167.1 (7.2)

 

Weight (kg), mean, SD

61.2 (7.0)2

75.1 (8.0)

96.4 (13.1)

70.8 (15.8)

 

BMI (kg/m 2 ), mean, SD

21.8 (1.9)2

27.0 (1.2)

34.8 (4.5)

25.4 (5.5)

 

Graduation, %

     

Secondary general school

6.0

11.0

17.9

9.3

 

Secondary modern school

66.8

58.9

66.1

64.9

 

High school graduate

14.7

13.7

7.1

13.1

 

Other graduation

12.5

16.4

8.9

12.8

 

Native country

     

Germany

85.9

80.8

85.7

84.7

 

Othersd

14.1

19.2

14.3

15.3

 

Habitual Physical Activity (HPA), mean, SD

    

0.924

Work indexe

2.8 (0.4)

2.8 (0.4)

2.8 (0.3)

2.8 (0.4)

 

Sport indexf

2.8 (0.7)3

2.7 (0.6)

2.5 (0.5)

2.7 (0.6)

 

Leisure time indexg

2.7 (0.7)

2.6 (0.7)

2.5 (0.6)

2.7 (0.7)

 

HPA scoreh

8.5 (1.2)4

8.0 (1.1)

7.7 (1.2)

8.3 (1.2)

 

Smoking status, %

    

0.995

Current smoker

28.8

27.4

19.6

26.8

 

Non-smoker

71.2

72.6

80.4

73.2

 

Incl. former smoker

15.2

19.2

28.6

19.2

 

Incl. never smoker

56.0

53.4

51.8

54.0

 

Screen viewing activity, %

     

TV/DVD viewing on weekdaysi

    

0.922

< 3 h/day

78.3

72.9

72.7

76.1

 

≥ 3 h/day

21.7

27.1

27.3

23.9

 

TV/DVD viewing on weekendsj

     

< 3 h/day

50.3

51.5

44.4

49.5

 

≥ 3 h/day

49.7

48.5

55.6

50.5

 

Computer use on weekdaysk

     

< 3 h/day

92.9

94.3

89.1

92.5

 

≥ 3 h/day

7.1

5.7

10.9

7.5

 

Computer use on weekendsl

     

< 3 h/day

87.8

82.6

72.7

83.9

 

≥ 3 h/day

12.25

17.4

27.3

16.1

 

Perception of weight status and associated health risks, %

    

0.946

General abililty to identify overweight silhouettesm

44.8

46.6

41.1

44.6

 

KTs who identified overweight and obese silhouettes as at risk for physical health problemsn

38.8

35.6

50.0

40.1

 

KTs who identified overweight and obese silhouettes as at risk for mental health problemso

20.8

19.2

25.0

21.2

 

Eating together with the family, %p

    

-

Never/seldom

9.6

10.3

16.7

11.0

 

Sometimes/often/always

90.4

89.7

83.3

89.0

 

Have breakfast, %q

    

-

Never/seldom

15.4

12.9

18.5

15.4

 

Sometimes/often/always

84.6

87.1

81.5

84.6

 

Television use during meals, %r

    

-

Never/seldom

50.3

50.7

39.6

48.5

 

Sometimes/often/always

49.7

49.3

60.4

51.5

 
  1. SD = standard deviation; Yrs. = years; KTs = kindergarten teachers.
  2. aBMI 18.5 - 24.99 kg/m2.
  3. bBMI 25–29.99 kg/m2.
  4. cBMI ≥ 30 kg/m2.
  5. dOther countries included Turkey, Poland, Russia, and Kazakhstan.
  6. en = 261.
  7. fn = 260.
  8. gn = 238.
  9. hn = 193.
  10. in = 305.
  11. jn = 303.
  12. kn = 307.
  13. ln = 304.
  14. mn = 312.
  15. nn = 312.
  16. on = 312.
  17. pn = 299.
  18. qn = 306.
  19. rn = 303.
  20. 1P ≤ 0.05 for ANOVA with post hoc comparison using Bonferroni adjustment for differences between the normal-weight and overweight category.
  21. 2P ≤ 0.01 for ANOVA with post hoc comparison using Tamhanes-T2 adjustment for differences between all BMI categories and weight categories.
  22. 3P ≤ 0.01 for ANOVA with post hoc comparison using Bonferroni adjustment for differences between the normal-weight and obesity categories.
  23. 4P ≤ 0.01 for ANOVA with post hoc comparison using Tamhanes-T2 adjustment for differences between the normal weight and obesity categories.
  24. 5P ≤ 0.05 for Chi-square tests for differences between the BMI categories.
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