Table 1 General characteristics of children at baseline by gender (2013).

From: Five-year change in body mass index category of childhood and the establishment of an obesity prediction model

Category

Boys (n, %)

Girls (n, %)

Overall (n, %)

Age (years)

 6

6,935 (14)

7,062 (15)

13,997 (15)

 7

10,620 (22)

10,091 (21)

20,711 (22)

 8

11,317 (23)

10,612 (23)

21,929 (23)

 9

10,883 (22)

10,452 (22)

21,335 (22)

 10

6,507 (13)

6,183 (13)

12,690 (13)

 11

2,958 (6)

2,644 (6)

5,602 (6)

Ethnicity

 Han

49,151 (99.9)

46,978 (99.9)

96,129 (99.9)

 Others

69 (0.1)

66 (0.1)

135 (0.1)

District

 Urban

27,694 (56)

25,885 (55)

53,579 (56)

 Rural

21,526 (44)

21,159 (45)

42,685 (44)

 Overall

49,220 (51)

47,044 (49)

96,264 (100)