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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for secondary school students in Year 6 (2017/2018) of the COMPASS study (N = 61,886)

From: Are weight status and weight perception associated with academic performance among youth?

 

Female (n = 31,334)

Male (n = 30,552)

% (n)

% (n)

Grade

 9

24.3 (7614)

24 (7332)

 10

24.5 (7677)

24.3 (7424)

 11

23.3 (7301)

23.1 (7058)

 12

14.9 (4669)

15.7 (4797)

 Othera

13.0 (4073)

12.9 (3941)

Race/ethnicity

 White

66.7 (20889)

66.6 (20355)

 Non-white, multietnic, or others

33.3 (10445)

33.4 (10197)

BMI Classifications

 Underweight

1.5 (470)

2.1 (642)

 “Normal Weight”

56.8 (17798)

50.6 (15459)

 Overweight

10.3 (3227)

13.3 (4063)

 Obesity

4.1 (1285)

7.4 (2261)

 Missing weight

21.7 (6799)

19.4 (5927)

 Missing age, sex, or height

5.6 (1755)

7.2 (2200)

Weight Perception

 Underweight

11.1 (3478)

21.2 (6477)

 “About the right weight”

60.7 (19019)

56.2 (17170)

 Overweight

26.5 (8304)

20.6 (6294)

 Missing

1.7 (533)

2.0 (611)

Weekly Spending Money

 None

14.2 (4449)

17.9 (5469)

 $1–$20

25.9 (8116)

24.7 (7546)

 $21–$100

25.5 (7990)

22.0 (6721)

 >$100

16.9 (5295)

20.4 (6233)

 Don’t know

17.5 (5484)

15.0 (4583)

Math Grades

 60–100%

51.0 (15980)

51.2 (15643)

 0–59%

49.0 (15354)

48.8 (14909)

English/French Grades

 60–100%

51.3 (16074)

51.1 (15612)

 0–59%

48.7 (15260)

48.9 (14940)

  1. aSecondary I-II in Quebec schools
  2. BMI body mass index