Table 1 Descriptive data of the study participants (N = 11,970).
Variables | Total | |
|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic | ||
Sex | Boys | 6320 (52.8) |
Girls | 5650 (47.2) | |
Age | Mean ± SD | 10.8 (3.6) |
Age group | Children (5 to 11 y) | 6739 (56.3) |
Adolescents (12 to 17 y) | 5231 (43.7) | |
Educational level of the main breadwinner | Primary education or lower | 10,274 (85.8) |
Middle/high school or higher | 1696 (14.2) | |
Wealth family index status | Very rich | 1737 (14.5) |
Rich | 2293 (19.2) | |
Medium | 2549 (21.3) | |
Poor | 2685 (22.4) | |
Very poor | 2706 (22.6) | |
Race/ethnicity | Indigenous | 1309 (10.9) |
Afro-Ecuadorian | 460 (3.8) | |
Mestizo | 9602 (80.2) | |
White | 156 (1.3) | |
Montubio or Other | 443 (3.7) | |
Area of residence | Urban | 7797 (65.1) |
Rural | 4173 (34.9) | |
Region | Highlands | 4621 (38.6) |
Coast | 4453 (37.2) | |
Amazon | 2474 (20.7) | |
Insular region | 422 (3.5) | |
Lifestyle | ||
Active commuting (days) | Mean ± SD | 2.7 ± 2.5 |
Daily active commuting | No | 5728 (47.9) |
Yes | 6242 (52.1) | |
Daily physical education (minutes) | Mean ± SD | 34.2 ± 27.3 |
Daily physical education status | 0 h | - |
1 h | 2693 (22.5) | |
2 h | 6244 (52.2) | |
3 or more hours | 3033 (25.3) | |
Weekly MVPA with 60 or more minutes (days) | Mean ± SD | 2.6 ± 2.3 |
Meeting PA recommendationsa | No | 10,640 (88.9) |
Yes | 1330 (11.1) | |
Daily sedentary behavior (minutes) | Mean ± SD | 118.9 ± 72.3 |
Daily sedentary behavior | No hour | 90 (0.8) |
1 h | 4491 (37.5) | |
2 h | 3839 (32.1) | |
3 or more hours | 3550 (29.7) | |
Daily fruit consumption status | No serving | 37 (0.3) |
1 serving | 974 (8.1) | |
2 servings | 1965 (16.4) | |
3 or more servings | 8994 (75.1) | |
Daily vegetables consumption status | No serving | 42 (0.4) |
1 serving | 1538 (12.8) | |
2 servings | 2154 (18.0) | |
3 or more servings | 8236 (68.8) | |
Daily soft drinks consumption (servings) | No serving | 130 (1.1) |
1 serving | 3411 (28.5) | |
2 servings | 2893 (24.2) | |
3 or more servings | 5536 (46.2) | |
Weekly fast-food consumption (days) | Mean ± SD | 1.2 ± 1.4 |
Weekly processed food consumption (days) | Mean ± SD | 2.3 ± 1.8 |
Tooth brushing status | Nondaily | 629 (5.3) |
Daily | 11,341 (94.7) | |
Anthropometric | ||
Obesityb | No | 10,445 (87.3) |
Yes | 1525 (12.7) | |
