Table 1 Subject characteristics (n = 168).
Study variables | Participants assessed |
|---|---|
Age at wave 3 health assessment (mean, SD) | 12.39 (0.35) |
Age at wave 1 assessment (mean, SD) | 5.51 (0.30) |
Gender, n (%) | |
Boys | 86 (51.2) |
Girls | 82 (48.8) |
Having doctor-diagnosed physical diseases, n (%) | 65 (38.7) |
Physical fitness (Wave 3) | |
Six-minute walk performance in meter (mean, SD) | 600.58 (83.05) |
Standing long-jump performance in centimeter (mean, SD) | 130.29 (22.63) |
Handgrip strength performance in kilogram (mean, SD) | 35.59 (9.22) |
Socioeconomic status (Wave 1) | |
Family socioeconomic status index (mean, SD) | 0.23 (0.98) |
Monthly household income in USD (mean, SD) | 6282 (3836) |
Maternal education level, n (%) | |
Bachelor’s degree or above | 63 (37.5) |
Grade 10 to diploma | 69 (41.1) |
Grade ≤ 9 | 36 (21.4) |
Father education level, n (%) | |
Bachelor degree or above | 72 (42.9) |
Grade 10 to diploma | 59 (35.1) |
Grade ≤ 9 | 35 (20.8) |
Missing | 2 (1.2) |
Maternal occupation at Wave 1, n (%) | |
Professionals | 60 (35.7) |
Non-professionals | 41 (24.4) |
Unemployed | 17 (10.1) |
Homemaker | 31 (18.5) |
Missing | 19 (11.3) |
Father occupation at Wave 1, n (%) | |
Professionals | 114 (67.9) |
Non-professionals | 46 (27.4) |
Unemployed | 4 (2.4) |
Homemaker | 0 (0.0) |
Missing | 4 (2.4) |
