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Table 1 Sociodemographic descriptives of the study population (n = 288)

From: The influence of parenting style on health related behavior of children: findings from the ChiBS study

 

%

N

Child characteristics

  

Gender

  

 Male

50.5

145

 Female

49.5

143

Age (years)

  

 6

2.4

7

 7

13.5

39

 8

14.6

42

 9

19.8

57

 10

25.0

72

 11

20.1

58

 12

4.5

13

BMI $

  

 Underweight

15.6

45

 Normal

77.4

223

 Overweight/obesity

6.9

20

Parental & family characteristics

  

Education *

  

 Primary

0

0

 Lower secondary

1.1

3

 Upper secondary

30.0

84

 Post-secondary non-tertiary

13.9

39

 First stage of tertiary

55.0

154

Family structure

  

 Traditional &

84.4

243

 Non-traditional &

12.5

36

Number of children

  

 1

6.4

18

 2

53.2

150

 3

34.0

96

 ≥4

6.4

18

BMI mother $

  

 Underweight

4.2

12

 Normal

69.0

196

 Overweight/obesity

26.8

76

BMI father $

  

 Underweight

0

0

 Normal

52.9

137

 Overweight/obesity

47.1

122

  1. *1 = primary education, 2 = lower secondary education, 3 = upper secondary education, 4 = post-secondary non-tertiary education, 5 = first stage of tertiary education.
  2. $BMI children was calculated based on measured length and weight. BMI parents was calculated based on self-reported length and weight.
  3. &Traditional family structure was defined as living together with the biological mother and father. If this was not the case, it was defined as non-traditional.