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Mean and prevalence of CVD risk factors by socio-economic status in 8–10-year-old children |
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High SES |
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| Total group size |
At-risk prevalence % (95 % CI) |
Mean (SD) |
Total group size |
At-risk prevalence % (95 % CI) |
Mean (SD) |
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| Physical fitness |
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| Girls |
107 |
30.84† (22.27–40.50) |
8.75‡ (1.41) |
160 |
21.25† (15.19–28.41) |
9.15‡ (1.39) |
| Boys |
114 |
32.46‡ (23.99–41.86) |
9.94‡ (1.74) |
122 |
15.57‡ (9.64–23.25) |
10.50‡ (1.48) |
| Body Mass Index |
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| Girls |
124 |
16.13 (10.34–23.81) |
17.43 (2.63) |
168 |
13.69 (8.88–19.83) |
17.08 (2.45) |
| Boys |
124 |
15.32 (9.48–22.89) |
17.48 (2.71) |
131 |
12.98 (7.74–19.96) |
17.28 (2.23) |
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Subjects were classified as being at-risk in relation to physical fitness, if they belonged to the lower sex and age group specific quartile of physical fitness. In relation to BMI, subjects were classified as being at-risk if they were overweight according to BMI cut-points proposed by the International Obesity Task Force. Physical fitness was measured in watt/kg2/3 and BMI in kg/m2 ‡ Significantly different from the corresponding value in the opposite SES group (P < 0.05) † Borderline significantly different from the corresponding value in the opposite SES group (0.05< P < 0.09) | ||||||
Kristensen et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:20 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-20 |
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