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Table 1 General characteristics and lifestyle variables

From: Childhood overweight and obesity in a region of Italian immigration in Southern Brazil: a cross-sectional study

Variables

 

Students

  Male

245 (41.5)

  Female

345 (58.5)

Age

  9 to 13 years

459 (77.8)

  14 to 18 years

131 (22.2)

Education level of father

  Illiterate/did not attend school

6 (1.2)

  Incomplete or complete elementary school

314 (61)

  Incomplete or complete secondary grade school

150 (29.1)

  Incomplete or complete college or higher education

45 (8.7)

Education level of mother

  Illiterate/did not attend school

1 (0.2)

  Incomplete or complete elementary school

331 (59.2)

  Incomplete or complete secondary grade school

162 (29)

  Incomplete or complete college or higher education

65 (11.6)

Number of daily meals

4.44 ± 0.98

Breakfast consumption

426 (72.2)

Frequency of consumption

 

  Vegetables < 4 times per week

292 (49.5)

  Fruits < 4 times per week

215 (36.8)

  Sugar-sweetened beverages* ≥ 4 times per week

419 (71)

  Fast food ≥ 4 times per week

411 (70.3)

  Sweets ≥ 4 times per week

252 (42.7)

Physical activity < 3 times per week

306 (52.3)

Hours spent with television/video game/computer per day

5.38 ± 2.88

  1. n (%); Mean ± SD; *Sugar-sweetened beverages: regular soda, juice powder, concentrated juice, natural juice with sugar; Fast food: empanadas, pizza, hot dogs, french fries, fried pastry, cheeseburgers”; Sweets: candy, sandwich cookies, chocolate, crisps.