Research Article
Green Space and Child Weight Status: Does Outcome Measurement Matter? Evidence from an Australian Longitudinal Study
Table 1
Sample characteristics.
| | | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 4 | Wave 5 | | | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls |
| | Sample | 2277 | 2187 | 2212 | 2119 | 2133 | 2036 | 2021 | 1935 | | Age in years (SD) | 6.28 (0.45) | 6.30 (0.46) | 8.26 (0.44) | 8.27 (0.44) | 10.32 (0.47) | 10.33 (0.47) | 12.41 (0.49) | 12.42 (0.49) | | Waist circumference, cm (SD) | 57.28 (5.75) | 57.24 (5.92) | 62.38 (7.97) | 61.88 (7.60) | 67.50 (9.49) | 65.94 (9.19) | 72.82 (10.88) | 70.92 (9.81) | | WtHR % (SD) | 46.80 (4.02) | 47.23 (4.28) | 46.48 (5.13) | 46.55 (5.08) | 46.45 (5.79) | 45.28 (5.78) | 45.99 (6.30) | 44.86 (5.93) | | Green space 0–5% | 408 (17.94%) | 361 (16.54%) | 384 (17.91%) | 337 (16.46%) | 366 (17.88%) | 322 (16.43%) | 344 (17.65%) | 312 (16.72%) | | Green space 6–10% | 381 (16.75%) | 371 (16.99%) | 358 (16.70%) | 348 (16.99%) | 339 (16.56%) | 342 (17.45%) | 326 (16.73%) | 329 (17.63%) | | Green space 11–20% | 678 (29.82%) | 652 (29.87%) | 629 (29.34%) | 609 (29.74%) | 598 (29.21%) | 572 (29.18%) | 571 (29.30%) | 540 (28.94%) | | Green space 21–30% | 315 (13.85%) | 346 (15.85%) | 300 (13.99%) | 326 (15.92%) | 287 (14.02%) | 314 (16.02%) | 274 (14.06%) | 300 (16.08%) | | Green space 31–40% | 231 (10.16%) | 204 (9.34%) | 225 (10.49%) | 190 (9.28%) | 217 (10.60%) | 184 (9.39%) | 205 (10.52%) | 172 (9.22%) | | Green space >40% | 261 (11.48%) | 249 (11.41%) | 248 (11.57%) | 238 (11.62%) | 240 (11.72%) | 226 (11.53%) | 229 (11.75%) | 213 (11.41%) | | Weekly income, thousands (SD) | 1.77 (1.17) | 1.77 (1.20) | 2.07 (1.46) | 2.10 (1.51) | 2.25 (1.97) | 2.31 (2.05) | 2.58 (2.00) | 2.52 (1.69) | | Indigenous or Torres Strait Islander (%) | 74 (3.25%) | 79 (3.61%) | 59 (2.67%) | 65 (3.07%) | 56 (2.63%) | 62 (3.05%) | 57 (2.82%) | 56 (2.89%) | | Maternal years education (SD) | 14.58 (2.47) | 14.55 (2.69) | 14.79 (2.46) | 14.73 (2.63) | 14.89 (2.50) | 14.88 (2.62) | 15.05 (2.48) | 15.03 (2.61) | | LOTE (%) | 268 (11.78%) | 249 (11.39%) | 246 (11.12%) | 220 (10.38%) | 224 (10.50%) | 218 (10.71%) | 168 (8.31%) | 159 (8.22%) |
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Note. WtHR = waist-to-height ratio; SD = standard deviation; LOTE = language other than English.
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