Table 2.  Number (% in parentheses) of children assigned to each percentile range / category for each risk factor measured. Risk level is shown as low to highest in parentheses next to score (n = 242, boys n = 122, girls n = 120).
 

Score

     
 

1 (low)

2 (mod)

3 (high)

4 (highest)

BMI (all)
Boys
Girls

142 (59)
61 (50)
81 (68)

25 (10)
13 (11)
12 (10)

40 (17)
18 (15)
22 (18)

35 (14)
30 (24)
5 (4)

SBP (all)
Boys
Girls

187 (77)
87 (71)
100 (83)

18 (8)
13 (11)
5 (4)

24 (10)
15 (12)
9 (8)

13 (5)
7 (6)
6 (5)

DBP (all)
Boys
Girls

201 (83)
98 (80)
103 (86)

19 (8)
13 (11)
6 (5)

17 (7)
10 (8)
7 (6)

5 (2)
1 (1)
4 (3)

Fitness (all)
Boys
Girls

21 (9)
3 (3)
17 (14)

181 (71)
77 (63)
94 (78)

51 (20)
42 (34)
9 (8)

PA(all)
Boys
Girls

167 (69)
89 (73)
78 (65)

49 (20)
22 (18)
27 (23)

26 (11)
11 (9)
15 (12)

 
  Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index (kg·m-2), SBP = systolic blood pressure (mmHg), DBP = diastolic blood pressure (mmHg), Fitness =  no. 20m laps completed, PA = physical activity (min·day-1).