Background
Methods
The Survey
Measurements
Prevalence | Boys | Girls |
pvalue | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Body weight status | ||||
Overweight | 28.54 | 29.13 | 27.98 |
0.50
|
Obese | 6.9 | 7.57 | 6.27 |
0.16
|
Parental educational attainment
| ||||
Secondary graduation or less | 26.54 | 25.72 | 27.30 | |
Postsecondary or college diploma | 39.91 | 38.44 | 41.29 | |
University degree | 33.55 | 35.84 | 31.41 |
0.04
|
Household income
| ||||
< $ 50,000 | 23.37 | 23.79 | 22.97 | |
$ 50,001-$ 75,000 | 17.48 | 16.46 | 18.45 | |
$ 75,001-$ 100,000 | 22.19 | 22.51 | 21.89 | |
> $ 100,000 | 36.96 | 37.24 | 36.69 |
0.73
|
Geographic location
| ||||
Urban | 47.33 | 47.85 | 46.84 | |
Small town | 16.21 | 15.27 | 17.11 | |
Rural | 36.45 | 36.88 | 36.05 |
0.33
|
Physical activity
| ||||
Being physically active (PAQ C score > 3) | 26.04 | 31.97 | 20.43 | <0.01 |
Engaged in sport activities without coach ≥ 3 times/week | 38.56 | 44.47 | 33.0 | <0.01 |
Engaged in sport activities with coach ≥ 3 times/week | 15.72 | 18.14 | 13.46 | <0.01 |
Engaged in sport activities with parents ≥ 3 times/week | 8.09 | 7.47 | 8.68 | 0.24 |
Screen time ≥ 2 hours/day | 16.27 | 16.34 | 16.20 | 0.90 |
Nutrition
| ||||
Buy soup, sandwiches or burritos at school ≥ 3 times/week | 12.68 | 13.62 | 11.79 | 0.05 |
Buy snacks like donuts, candy, chocolate bars and chips at school ≥3 times/week | 8.78 | 9.22 | 8.37 | 0.42 |
Eat food from fast food restaurant ≥ 3 times/week | 39.73 | 42.31 | 37.31 | < 0.01 |
Eat convenient food ≥ 3 times/week | 43.48 | 45.71 | 41.37 | 0.02 |
Eat fried food at home ≥ 3 times/week | 54.4 | 56.30 | 52.61 | 0.05 |
Eat fried food away from home ≥ 3 times/week | 41.4 | 41.63 | 40.69 | 0.61 |
Mean % energy from fat† | 27.56 | 27.81 | 27.32 | < 0.01 |
Consumption of ≥ 6 servings of vegetables and fruits/day | 26.68 | 24.72 | 28.53 | 0.02 |
Statistical analysis
Results
unadjusted | adjusted | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
Overweight
| ||||
In urban areas | 1.15 | 0.85 - 1.58 | 1.18 | 0.85 - 1.64 |
In towns | 1.38 | 1.03 - 1.34 | 1.40 | 1.05 - 1.86 |
In rural areas | 0.81 | 0.64 - 1.02 | 0.82 | 0.65 - 1.03 |
Physical activity
| ||||
Being physically active (PAQ C score > 3) | 2.09 | 1.71 - 2.55 | 2.12 | 1.73 - 2.60 |
Engaged in sport activities without coach ≥ 3 times/week | 1.65 | 1.40 - 1.95 | 1.68 | 1.42 - 1.98 |
Engaged in sport activities with coach ≥ 3 times/week | 1.47 | 1.15 - 1.86 | 1.45 | 1.14 - 1.84 |
Engaged in sport activities with parents ≥ 3 times/week | 0.84 | 0.67 - 1.06 | 0.86 | 0.65 - 1.09 |
Screen time ≥ 2 hours/day | 1.01 | 0.81 - 1.25 | 1.02 | 0.83 - 1.26 |
Nutrition
| ||||
Buy soup, sandwiches or burritos at school ≥ 3 times/week | 1.28 | 1.00 - 1.66 | 1.27 | 1.00 - 1.63 |
Buy snacks like donuts, candy, chocolate bars and chips at school ≥3 times/week | 1.11 | 0.83 - 1.47 | 1.10 | 0.82 - 1.46 |
Eat food from fast food restaurant ≥ 3 times/week | 1.22 | 1.05 - 1.42 | 1.22 | 1.05 - 1.43 |
Eat convenient food ≥ 3 times/week | 1.19 | 1.00 - 1.41 | 1.20 | 1.01 - 1.42 |
Eat fried food at home ≥ 3 times/week | 1.17 | 0.98 - 1.40 | 1.18 | 1.00 - 1.41 |
Eat fried food away from home ≥ 3 times/week | 1.03 | 0.86 - 1.24 | 1.04 | 0.86 - 1.25 |
% energy from fat exceeds 30%† | 1.63 | 1.16 - 2.29 | 1.68 | 1.19 - 2.35 |
Consumption of ≥ 6 servings of vegetables and fruits/day | 0.81 | 0.71 - 0.93 | 0.82 | 0.71 - 0.96 |