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Table 1 Characteristics of primary school children (N = 1170)

From: Lack of an association between dietary patterns and adiposity among primary school children in Kilimanjaro Tanzania

Variable

n (%)

Age (years)

 9

349 (29.8)

 10

397 (33.9)

 11

424 (36.2)

Sex

 Female

636 (54.3)

Area of residence

 Moshi Rural

601 (51.4)

 Moshi Urban

569 (48.6)

School ownership

 Government

589 (50.3)

 Private

581 (49.7)

Nutritional status

 BMI z-score > 1 (overweight/obese)

176 (15.0)

 BMI z-score < -2 (thinness)

121 (10.3)

Anthropometry

Mean (SD)

 Height (m)

1.37 (0.07)

 Height for age z-score

-0.22 (1.04)

 

Median (25th, 75th percentiles)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

15.6 (14.6,17.3)

Body mass index for age z-score

-0.58 (-1.3, 0.37)

Body fat by bioelectrical impedance (%)

14.9 (11.5, 20.0)

Skinfold measurements (mm)

 Triceps

7.6 (5.8,11.0)

 Subscapular

6.0 (4.9, 8.2)

 Waist circumference, cm

57.1 (54.3, 61.0)

  1. SD standard deviation