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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of sample characteristics

From: Is adolescent body mass index and waist circumference associated with the food environments surrounding schools and homes? A longitudinal analysis

 

Mean

Standard deviation

Year 7

 BMI (kg/m2)

19.09

3.40

 BMI SDS

0.40

1.19

 WC (cm)

66.58

9.07

 WC SDS

0.82

1.23

 Age

11.59

0.30

 Male (proportion)

0.48

0.50

 None-White (proportion)

0.23

0.42

 Home deprivation Score

0.26

0.22

 School deprivation score

0.22

0.03

Year 9

 BMI (kg/m2)

20.48

3.76

 BMI SDS

0.33

1.19

 WC (cm)

73.95

10.47

 WC SDS

1.17

1.24

 Age

13.94

0.31

 Male (proportion)

0.48

0.50

 None-White (proportion)

0.23

0.42

 Home deprivation Score

0.26

0.22

 School deprivation score

0.22

0.05

Year 11

 BMI (kg/m2)

21.32

3.56

 BMI SDS

0.22

1.17

 WC (cm)

78.61

9.08

 WC SDS

1.40

1.13

 Age

15.92

0.31

 Male (proportion)

0.49

0.50

 None-White (proportion)

0.23

0.42

 Home deprivation Score

0.26

0.22

 School deprivation score

0.23

0.03

  1. NB. BMI body mass index, SDS standardised, WC waist circumference
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