Research Article

A Median Analysis of Factors Influencing Body Fatness in Urban School-Age Children in Cameroon

Table 2

Behavioral characteristics of boys and girls.

FactorsBoys, n (%)Girls, n (%) Value

Fruit and vegetable consumption0.257
Never192 (37.9)213 (42.5)
Occasionally162 (32.0)156 (31.1)
Everyday153 (30.2)132 (26.3)

Breakfast consumption0.410
Skip/rarely81 (16.0)86 (17.2)
1–2 times/week115 (22.7)123 (24.6)
3–4 times/week157 (31.0)131 (26.1)
Daily154 (30.4)161 (32.1)

Snacks (in-between meals)0.001
Once a day64 (12.6)57 (11.4)
Twice a day89 (17.6)109 (21.8)
Three times a day167 (32.9)111 (22.2)
Greater than three times a day187 (36.9)224 (44.7)

Out-of-school physical activity0.167
≤2 times/week243 (49.7)270 (53.9)
>2–4 times/week192 (37.9)168 (33.5)
>4–7 times/week72 (14.2)63 (12.6)

Out-of-school sedentary lifestyle0.002
≤1 hour/day194 (38.3)152 (30.3)
>1–3 hours/day200 (39.4)192 (38.3)
>3–6 hours/day113 (22.3)157 (31.3)

Motorization to school
No246 (48.5)230 (45.9)0.406
Yes261 (51.5)271 (54.1)

Parental education0.768
No education98 (19.3)83 (16.6)
Primary120 (23.7)111 (22.2)
Secondary155 (30.6)148 (29.5)
Higher education134 (26.4)159 (31.7)