Table 2 |
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Prevalence of overweight (obesity inclusive) by selected sociodemographic characteristics and television viewing among 11,137 children aged 5 to 12 years. Analysis conducted from the National Nutrition Survey (ENSIN) Colombia. 2005 |
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| Characteristics |
P* |
SE |
p |
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| All participants |
11.1 |
0.05 |
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| Age groups, yrs |
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| 5–8 |
11.3 |
0.08 |
< 0.001 |
| 9–12 |
10.9 |
0.06 |
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| Sex |
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| Male |
10.0 |
0.08 |
< 0.001 |
| Female |
12.2 |
0.04 |
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| Socio Economic Status |
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| Level 1 (Lowest) |
5.0 |
0.08 |
< 0.001 |
| Level 2 |
11.8 |
0.06 |
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| Levels 3 to 6 (Middle-high) |
17.2 |
0.05 |
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| Levels of urbanization |
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| Level I (rural an urban areas with 10.000 inhs or less) |
8.5 |
0.07 |
< 0.001 |
| Level II (10.001 to 30.000 inhs) |
11.6 |
0.03 |
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| Level III (30.001 to 100.000 inhs) |
14.1 |
0.09 |
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| Level IV (more than 100.000 inhs) |
14.6 |
0.01 |
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| Television viewing exposure levels |
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| < 2 hrs/day |
8.5 |
0.05 |
< 0.001 |
| 2 – 3.9 hrs/day |
13.5 |
0.10 |
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| 4 or more hrs/day |
13.0 |
0.05 |
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*Weighted percentage (P) and standard error (SE) |
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Gomez et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:41 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-4-41 |
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