Table 1 Descriptive characteristics for children who participated in the RBC-CAPL study
| 听 | All | Boys | Girls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean (SD) or % | n | Mean (SD) or % | n | Mean (SD) or % | |
Age (y) | 8233 | 10.6 (1.2) | 4100 | 10.6 (1.2) | 4133 | 10.6 (1.2) |
Height (cm) | 8195 | 144.1 (9.8) | 4081 | 144.0 (9.6) | 4114 | 144.3 (10.1) |
Weight (kg) | 8186 | 40.0 (11.5) | 4076 | 40.0 (11.5) | 4110 | 40.1 (11.4) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 8151 | 19.0 (3.8) | 4059 | 18.9 (3.854) | 4092 | 19.0 (3.727) |
WC (cm) | 8115 | 67.3 (10.8) | 4039 | 67.4 (11.0) | 4076 | 67.1 (10.5) |
Sites (province): | 8233 | 100.0 | 4100 | 100.0 | 4133 | 100.0 |
鈥傾ntigonish (NS) | 840 | 10.2 | 410 | 10.0 | 430 | 10.4 |
鈥僀algary (AB) | 1126 | 13.7 | 564 | 13.8 | 562 | 13.6 |
鈥僀harlottetown (PEI) | 456 | 5.5 | 230 | 5.6 | 226 | 5.5 |
鈥僅alifax (NS) | 648 | 7.9 | 321 | 7.8 | 327 | 7.9 |
鈥僉ethbridge (AB) | 900 | 10.9 | 444 | 10.8 | 456 | 11.0 |
鈥僋orth Bay (ON) | 966 | 11.7 | 457 | 11.1 | 509 | 12.3 |
鈥僌ttawa (ON) | 619 | 7.5 | 292 | 7.1 | 327 | 7.9 |
鈥僒rois-Rivi猫res (QC) | 42 | 0.5 | 27 | 0.7 | 15 | 0.4 |
鈥僔ictoria (BC) | 425 | 5.2 | 225 | 5.5 | 200 | 4.8 |
鈥僕indsor (ON) | 1108 | 13.5 | 578 | 14.1 | 530 | 12.8 |
鈥僕innipeg (MB) | 1103 | 13.4 | 552 | 13.5 | 551 | 13.3 |