Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics of the study participants
SSPA (n = 23) | PA (n = 25) | CG (n = 28) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic | |||
Gender (female) | 15 (60%) | 16 (57.1%) | 17 (60.7%) |
Age, mean (SD) | 9.7 (0.7) | 9.6 (0.6) | 9.6 (0.6) |
Height, mean (SD) | 136.3 (6.6) | 134.8 (8.7) | 136.3 (4.3) |
Weight, mean (SD) | 31.6 (7.5) | 32.3 (9.0) | 31.6 (6.3) |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 16.8 (3.0) | 17.3 (3.1) | 16.9 (2.8) |
Socio-demographic characteristics | |||
Parent’s highest level of education completed | |||
Secondary school (%) | 31.8 | 41.7 | 19.2 |
College (%) | 31.8 | 16.7 | 26.9 |
University (%) | 34.8 | 33.3 | 50.0 |
Postgraduate (%) | 0 | 8.3 | 3.8 |
House type | |||
Public housing estates (%) | 21.1 | 0 | 26.3 |
Private housing estates (%) | 57.9 | 89.5 | 68.4 |
Single House (%) | 5.3 | 10.5 | 0 |
Others (%) | 15.8 | 0 | 5.3 |
Family monthly income | |||
Less than 40,000 (%) | 40.9 | 21.7 | 29.2 |
From 40,000 to 70,000 (%) | 36.4 | 47.9 | 45.8 |
Greater than 70,000 (%) | 22.7 | 30.4 | 25 |