Dietary patterns and associated risk factors among school age children in urban Ghana

BMC Nutrition

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of School Age Children in Ghana who participated in study (N = 487)

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 status^a
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

^atertiles of wealth index computed using: (ownership of car/ vehicle, house, television, refrigerator, gas/electric cooker, DVD/VCR/video player, air conditioner, and satellite dish) poor = lowest 40%; middle = middle 40%; Rich = top 20%

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