From: Dietary patterns and associated risk factors among school age children in urban Ghana
Characteristic | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|
Age group | ||
 9–10 years | 73 | 15 |
 11–12 years | 213 | 43.7 |
 13–15 years | 201 | 41.3 |
School category | ||
 Private | 189 | 38.8 |
 Public | 298 | 61.2 |
Sex | ||
 Male | 226 | 46.4 |
 Female | 261 | 53.6 |
Household Socio-economic statusa | ||
 Poor | 199 | 40.9 |
 Middle | 187 | 38.4 |
 Rich | 101 | 20.7 |
BMI status | ||
 Overweight/Obese | 86 | 17.7 |
 Non-Overweight/obese | 401 | 82.3 |