Table 1 Demographic, anthropometric and socio-economic characteristics of a cohort of Australian schoolchildren at baseline in 2007
Male (N = 479) | Female (N = 460) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) (mean (SD) | 10.1 (1.4) | 10.0 (1.4) |
School grade % (N) | ||
Grade 2 - 8–9 years | 19.2 (92) | 22.0 (101) |
Grade 3 - 9–10 years | 20.0 (96) | 19.1 ( 88) |
Grade 4 - 10–11 years | 24.2 (116) | 21.3 ( 98) |
Grade 5 - 11–12 years | 20.0 (96) | 19.8 ( 91) |
Grade 6 - 12–13 years | 16.5 (79 ) | 17.8 (82) |
Socioeconomic status SES | ||
Low | 33.4 (160 ) | 38.7 (178) |
Middle | 33.6 (161) | 31.1 (143 ) |
High | 33.0 (158 ) | 30.2 (139 ) |
Father’s education | ||
Schooling to year 10 or less | 25.3 (109 ) | 23.9 (96) |
Schooling to year 12 | 11.8 (51) | 11.7 (47) |
Technical College | 36.2 (156 ) | 35.8 (144 ) |
University Degree | 26.7 (115) | 28.6 (115) |
Ethnicity/Cultural background | ||
Caucasian/ European | 59.7 (286) | 59.6 (274 ) |
Aboriginal | 2.9 (14 ) | 3.7 (17) |
Southern European | 30.9 (148 ) | 26.3 (121) |
Chinese/South East Asian | 2.9 (14 ) | 4.1 (19) |
Middle Eastern | 2.1 (10) | 4.1 (19) |
Pacific Islander | 0.4 (2) | 1.1 (5) |
Indian/Sri Lankan | 0.8 (4) | 0.9 (4) |
African | 0.2 (1) | 0.2 (1) |
(Mean (SD) | ||
Height (cm) | 140.7 (0.09) | 140.4 (0.10) |
Weight (kg) | 36.6 (8.71) | 36.2 (9.48) |
BMI | 18.3 (2.88) | 18.1 (2.90) |
Weight range (IOTF references) % (N) | ||
Obese | 4.8 (23) | 3.3 (15) |
Overweight | 15.9 (76) | 17.2 (79) |
Normal | 76.6 (366) | 74.9 (343) |
Thin | 2.7 (13) | 4.6 (21) |