Lifestyle and Dietary Behaviors among Saudi Preschool Children Attending Primary Health Care Centers, Eastern Saudi Arabia

Table 3

Sociodemographic characteristics of the children participating in the study.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the children	Total (𝑛=300)
	No	%
Child age in years
(i) 1 year	43	14.3
(ii) 2 years	75	25.0
(iii) 3 years	52	17.3
(iv) 4 years	50	16.7
(v) 5 years	80	26.7
Child sex
(i) Male	137	45.7
(ii) Female	163	54.3
Child order
(i) 1st	111	37.0
(ii) 2nd	70	23.3
(iii) 3rd	35	11.7
(iv) 4th	36	12.0
(v) 5th or more	48	16.0
Number of siblings
(i) No siblings	48	16.0
(ii) 1 sibling	75	25.0
(iii) 2 siblings	60	20.0
(iv) 3 siblings	43	14.3
(v) 4 siblings or more	74	24.7
Child attending nursery or kindergarten (KG)
(i) Attending	86	28.7
(ii) Not-attending	214	71.3
Number of months attended in nursery or KG/year
(i) 3–5 months	4	1.3
(ii) 6–8 months	45	15.0
(iii) 9–12 months	37	12.4
(iv) Not-attending	214	71.3
Number of hours attended in nursery or KG/day
(i) 3–6 hours	64	21.4
(ii) 7–10 hours	22	7.3
(iii) Not-attending	214	71.3
Number of meals eaten in nursery or KG
(i) 1 meal	57	19.0
(ii) 2 meals	27	9.0
(iii) 3 meals	2	0.7
(iv) Not-attending	214	71.3