From: Behavioral risk factors for overweight in early childhood; the ‘Be active, eat right’ study
Frequency in study population (%) (unless otherwise specified) | ||||
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Total | Child has overweight (obesity included) a | P - value b | ||
No (n = 6847) | Yes (n = 658) | |||
Parent characteristics | ||||
Mean age, years (SD) | 36.8 (4.5) | 36.9 (4.5) | 36.3 (4.8) | <.01 |
Mother is respondent | 6639 (88.5) | 6055 (88.4) | 584 (88.8) | .81 |
Low educational levelc | 1470 (19.6) | 1274 (18.6) | 196 (29.8) | <.001 |
Not employed | 1888 (25.2) | 1699 (24.8) | 189 (28.7) | <.05 |
Single parent | 506 (6.7) | 437 (6.4) | 69 (10.5) | <.001 |
Child characteristics | ||||
Mean age, years (SD) | 5.7 (0.4) | 5.7 (0.4) | 5.8 (0.4) | .22 |
Boy | 3820 (50.9) | 3567 (52.1) | 253 (38.4) | <.001 |
Non-Dutch ethnicity | 1044 (13.9) | 909 (13.3) | 135 (20.3) | <.001 |
Mean BMI (SD) | 15.5 (1.5) | 15.2 (1.1) | 18.7 (1.4) | <.001 |
Child risk behaviors | ||||
Having breakfast <7 days/week | 488 (6.5) | 415 (6.1) | 73 (11.1) | <.001 |
Drinking sweet beverages >2 glasses/day | 4826 (64.3) | 4377 (63.9) | 449 (68.2) | <.05 |
Playing outside <1 h/day | 486 (6.5) | 445 (6.5) | 41 (6.2) | .79 |
Watching TV >2 hs/day | 1430 (19.1) | 1261 (18.4) | 169 (25.7) | <.001 |
Number of child risk behaviors present | ||||
None | 2059 (27.4) | 1922 (28.1) | 137 (20.8) | <.001 |
Only 1 | 3686 (51.5) | 3530 (51.6) | 338 (51.4) | |
Any 2 | 1386 (18.5) | 1231 (18.0) | 155 (23.6) | |
Any 3 or all | 192 (2.6) | 164 (2.4) | 28 (4.3) |