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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants (n = 113, 36% male)

From: Reproducibility and comparative validity of a food frequency questionnaire for Australian children and adolescents

 

Baseline characteristics

 

Mean (SD)

Interquartile range

Age (years)

11.9 (1.8)

10.5 - 13.5

Height (cm)

147.2 (27.3)

142.1 - 159.0

Weight (kg)

46.3 (15.0)

36.3 - 84.7

BMI *

20.3 (4.1)

17.5 - 22.1

BMI z-score **

0.69 (1.1)

-0.09 - 1.33

  1. *Body Mass Index = weight (kg)/height (m)2
  2. **Body Mass Index z-score = the number of standard deviations above or below the reference values - computed using the LMS method [68, 69]
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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