Table 1 |
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Socio-economic and lifestyle-related factors, and nutrient intakes of preschoolers in the Flanders preschool dietary survey |
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Characteristic |
Total |
Boys (n = 338) |
Girls (n = 323) |
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n (%) |
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Age (n = 661) |
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2.5-4 y |
197 (29.8) |
102 (30.2) |
95 (29.4) |
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4-6.5 y |
464 (70.2) |
236 (69.8) |
228 (70.6) |
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Socio-economic factors |
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Family situation (n = 659) |
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Two-parents family |
632 (95.9) |
323 (96.1) |
309 (95.7) |
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One-parent family |
23 (3.5) |
11 (3.3) |
12 (3.7) |
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Special situation |
4 (0.6) |
2 (0.6) |
2 (0.6) |
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Maternal level of education (n = 655) |
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Lower secondary |
26 (4.0) |
9 (2.7) |
17 (5.3) |
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Secondary |
250 (38.2) |
127 (38.1) |
123 (38.2) |
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Higher |
379 (57.9) |
197 (59.2) |
182 (56.5) |
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Paternal level of education (n = 637) |
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Lower secondary |
49 (7.7) |
25 (7.7) |
24 (7.7) |
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Secondary |
279 (43.8) |
146 (45.1) |
133 (42.5) |
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Higher |
309 (48.5) |
153 (47.2) |
156 (49.8) |
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Parental employment (n = 634) |
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Both parents employed |
439 (69.2) |
214 (66.0) |
225 (72.6) |
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One parent employed |
157 (24.8) |
88 (27.2) |
69 (22.3) |
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Both parents unemployed |
38 (6.0) |
22 (6.8) |
16 (5.2) |
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Lifestyle |
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Preschooler's level of physical activity (n = 652) |
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Low |
246 (37.7) |
112 (33.4) |
134 (42.3) |
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Moderate |
303 (46.5) |
163 (48.7) |
140 (44.2) |
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High |
103 (15.8) |
60 (17.9) |
43 (13.6) |
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Parental smoking status |
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Smoking mother (n = 659) |
98 (14.9) |
54 (8.2) |
44 (6.7) |
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Smoking father (n = 643) |
160 (24.9) |
82 (12.7) |
78 (12.1) |
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Lin et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:97 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-97 |
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