Table 1 Characteristics of participants (primary school girls in Kerman) in tertiles of Healthy Eating Index-2015
Healthy Eating Index-2015 tertiles | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | All N = 330 | Tertile 1 ≤ 57 N = 133 | Tertile 2 > 57 < 60 N = 69 | Tertile 3 ≥60 N = 128 | P value | |
Quantitative variables*/ mean ± SD | ||||||
Age (year) Weight (kg) Height (cm) BMI (kg/m2) MUAC (cm) Physical activity (met/min/week) | 9.02(1.81) 33.81(13.03) 136.68(13.56) 17.49(3.93) 21.97(3.72) 193.87(428.30) | 8.85(1.85) 32.96(13.31) 136.10(14.21) 17.15(3.94) 21.75(3.70) 160.79(327.49) | 8.74(1.72) 31.55(10.67) 134.05(12.64) 17.11(3.38) 21.36(3.51) 240.56(513.30) | 9.35(1.77) 35.90(13.68) 138.69(13.15) 18.03(4.15) 22.53(3.80) 203.07(469.32) | 0.028 0.051 0.059 0.132 0.075 0.435 | |
Qualitative variables† /N (%) | ||||||
Grade | 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th | 17.6% 15.5% 16.7% 16.1% 17.3% 17.0% | 28(8.5%) 22(6.7%) 24(7.3%) 17(5.2%) 24(7.3%) 18(5.5%) | 13(3.9%) 12(3.6%) 13(3.9%) 11(3.3%) 13(3.9%) 7(2.1%) | 17(5.2%) 17(5.2%) 18(5.5%) 25(7.6%) 20(6.1%) 31(9.4%) | 0.233 |
Socioeconomic status | Low Medium High | 56.4% 41.5% 2.1% | 67(20.3%) 64(19.4%) 2(0.6%) | 48(14.5%) 19(5.8%) 2(0.6%) | 71(21.5%) 54(16.4%) 3(0.9%) | 0.087 |
Supplement | Yes No | 18.2% 81.8% | 27(8.2%) 106(32.1%) | 10(3.0%) 59(17.9%) | 23(7.0%) 105(31.8%) | 0.596 |
Parents smoking | Yes No | 11.5% 88.5% | 18(5.5%) 115(34.8%) | 6(1.8%) 63(19.1%) | 14(4.2%) 114(34.5%) | 0.573 |
Physical activity | Low Medium High | 91.2% 8.5% 0.3% | 124(37.6%) 9(2.7%) 0(0.0%) | 60(18.2%) 9(2.7%) 0(0.0%) | 117(35.5%) 10(3.0%) 1(0.3%) | 0.407 |
Father’s education | High school Diploma College | 17.9% 49.1% 33.0% | 25(7.6%) 64(19.4%) 44(13.3%) | 13(3.9%) 31(9.4%) 25(7.6%) | 21(6.4%) 67(20.3%) 40(12.1%) | 0.889 |
Mother’s education | High school Diploma College | 13.0% 53.3% 33.6% | 18(5.5%) 68(20.6%) 47(14.2%) | 10(3.0%) 33(10.0%) 26(7.9%) | 15(4.5%) 75(22.7%) 38(11.5%) | 0.639 |
Family member | 4 or less 5 to 7 More than 7 | 69.1% 29.1% 1.8% | 92(27.9%) 41(12.4%) 0(0.0%) | 54(16.4%) 13(3.9%) 2(0.6%) | 82(24.8%) 42(12.7%) 4(1.2%) | 0.072 |
Father’s occupation | Manager Employee Worker Housewife Retired Self-employment Others | 2.4% 28.2% 9.1% 0.3% 0.9% 57.3% 1.8% | 1(0.3%) 38(11.5%) 7(2.1%) 0(0.0%) 1(0.3%) 82(24.8%) 4(1.2%) | 1(0.3%) 23(7.0%) 10(3.0%) 0(0.0%) 0(0.0%) 33(10.0%) 2(0.6%) | 6(1.8%) 32(9.7%) 13(3.9%) 1(0.3%) 2(0.6%) 74(22.4%) 0(0.0%) | 0.106 |
Mother’s occupation | Manager Employee Worker Housewife Retired Self-employment Others | 0.6% 9.4% 0.3% 80.3% 0.3% 7.3% 1.8% | 0(0.0%) 12(3.6%) 1(0.3%) 104(31.5%) 0(0.0%) 13(3.9%) 3(0.9%) | 1(0.3%) 8(2.4%) 0(0.0%) 54(16.4%) 0(0.0%) 4(1.2%) 2(0.6%) | 1(0.3%) 11(3.3%) 0(0.0%) 107(32.4%) 1(0.3%) 7(2.1%) 1(0.3%) | 0.724 |