Table 1 Student characteristics and school variables
From: Getting kids active by participating in sport and doing It more often: focusing on what matters
Total | |
|---|---|
n = 1837 | |
Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 14.6 ± 1.2 |
Gender [n(%)] | |
Boys | 935 (50.9) |
Girls | 902 (49.1) |
Ethnicity [n(%)] | |
NZ European | 1435 (78.1) |
Maori | 193 (10.5) |
Other | 209 (11.4) |
NZ Deprivation score [n(%)] | |
Low | 489 (26.6) |
Middle-low | 691 (37.6) |
Middle-high | 479 (26.1) |
High | 112 (6.1) |
BMI z-scores [n(%)] | |
Under/normal weight | 1230 (67.0) |
Overweight | 279 (15.2) |
Obese | 107 (5.8) |
Place of residence [n(%)] | |
Urban | 1305 (71.0) |
Rural | 532 (29.0) |
Co-ed school status [n(%)] | |
Co-ed | 976 (53.1) |
Boys only | 450 (24.5) |
Girls only | 411 (22.4) |
School decile* (mean ± SD) | 7.38 ± 1.87 |