Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants in the OSSLS2 by BMI classification
BMI classification | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total sample | Normal | Overweight | ||||
n | (%) 1 | n | (%) 1 | n | (%) 1 | |
All | 681 | 500 | (73) | 181 | (27) | |
Sex | ||||||
Girls | 297 | (44) | 217 | (73) | 80 | (27) |
Boys | 384 | (56) | 283 | (74) | 101 | (26) |
Ethnicity | ||||||
NZEO | 612 | (90) | 460 | (75) | 152 | (25) |
Māori | 59 | (9) | 37 | (63) | 22 | (37) |
Pacific | 10 | (1) | 3 | (30) | 7 | (70) |
School Year | ||||||
11 | 300 | (44) | 217 | (72) | 83 | (28) |
12 | 206 | (30) | 155 | (75) | 51 | (25) |
13 | 175 | (26) | 128 | (73) | 47 | (27) |
School Decile | ||||||
Middle | 268 | (39) | 187 | (70) | 81 | (30) |
High (Least deprived) | 413 | (61) | 313 | (76) | 100 | (24) |
NZDep06 | ||||||
1 (Least deprived) | 278 | (42) | 204 | (73) | 74 | (27) |
2 | 130 | (20) | 104 | (80) | 26 | (20) |
3 | 114 | (17) | 79 | (69) | 35 | (31) |
4 | 99 | (15) | 72 | (73) | 27 | (27) |
5 (Most deprived) | 43 | (6) | 30 | (70) | 13 | (30) |
Dieting Status | ||||||
Not dieting, happy with weight | 228 | (40) | 201 | (88) | 27 | (12) |
Not dieting, need to gain weight | 83 | (14) | 73 | (88) | 10 | (12) |
Not dieting, should lose weight | 191 | (33) | 107 | (56) | 84 | (44) |
Currently dieting | 77 | (13) | 48 | (62) | 29 | (38) |