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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants according to the consumption of total seafood in CHNS 1997–2011

From: Seafood intake in childhood/adolescence and the risk of obesity: results from a Nationwide Cohort Study

Characteristics

Seafood-overweight/obesity analysis

 

Seafood-abdominal-obesity analysis

Non-consumer

Low-consumer

High-consumer

 

Non-consumer

Low-consumer

High-consumer

Seafood intake range (g·2000kcal− 1d− 1)

0

0 ~ 37.4

> 37.4

 

0

0 ~ 38.2

> 38.2

N

1047

579

580

 

1078

589

589

Age (years)

10.8 ± 0.1

10.9 ± 0.1

11.1 ± 0.1

 

11.2 ± 0.1

11.1 ± 0.1

11.3 ± 0.1

Waist circumference (cm)

59.7 ± 0.3

59.8 ± 0.4

60.1 ± 0.3

 

59.5 ± 0.2

59.7 ± 0.3

60.0 ± 0.3

BMI (kg/m2)

16.4 ± 0.1

16.4 ± 0.1

16.7 ± 0.1

 

16.9 ± 0.1

17.0 ± 0.1

17.3 ± 0.1

Male (%)

533 (50.9)

327 (56.5)

299 (51.6)

 

562 (52.1)

352 (59.8)

336 (57.1)

Han (%)

846 (80.8)

511 (88.3)

550 (94.8)

 

874 (81.1)

512 (86.9)

557 (94.6)

Greater than middle school (%)

33 (3.2)

24 (3.9)

52 (8.9)

 

31 (2.9)

21 (3.4)

51 (8.7)

North site (%)

229 (21.9)

112 (19.3)

96 (16.6)

 

227 (21.1)

117 (19.9)

96 (16.3)

Urban site (%)

254 (24.3)

189 (32.6)

243 (41.9)

 

246 (22.8)

207 (35.1)

259 (44.0)

Household income (yuan/yr)

19659.1 ± 817.2

19753.9 ± 685.7

25849.0 ± 1011.2

 

19137.7 ± 774.9

19155.5 ± 681.0

25962.8 ± 994.1

Urbanization index

49.5 ± 0.6

56.9 ± 0.8

62.7 ± 0.8

 

49.2 ± 0.6

57.8 ± 0.8

63.4 ± 0.8

Moderate-to-vigorous activity (%)

855 (81.7)

460 (79.4)

477 (81.2)

 

904 (83.9)

474 (80.8)

488 (82.9)

Current drinker (%)

25 (2.4)

12 (2.1)

17 (2.9)

 

26 (2.4)

12 (2.0)

18 (3.1)

Current smoker (%)

11 (1.1)

8 (1.4)

8 (1.4)

 

10 (0.9)

7 (1.2)

8 (1.4)

Energy intake (kcal/day)

1867.5 ± 16.2

2079.7 ± 28.1

1892.7 ± 19.6

 

1897.0 ± 15.6

2105.0 ± 27.9

1936.0 ± 20.1

AHEI score

35.6 ± 0.2

34.8 ± 0.2

34.1 ± 0.2

 

35.9 ± 0.2

34.9 ± 0.2

34.1 ± 0.2

Fish intake (g·2000kcal− 1d− 1)

0.0 ± 0.0

19.1 ± 0.4

66.0 ± 1.6

 

0.0 ± 0.0

19.7 ± 0.4

67.1 ± 1.5

Shrimp/crab intake (g·2000kcal− 1d− 1)

0.0 ± 0.0

0.8 ± 0.1

6.7 ± 0.9

 

0.0 ± 0.0

0.7 ± 0.1

6.4 ± 0.9

Shellfish intake (g·2000kcal− 1d− 1)

0.0 ± 0.0

0.3 ± 0.1

1.9 ± 0.4

 

0.0 ± 0.0

0.3 ± 0.1

1.4 ± 0.3

Boiled seafoods intake (g·2000kcal− 1d− 1)

0.0 ± 0.0

10.5 ± 0.5

41.1 ± 1.6

 

0.0 ± 0.0

11.1 ± 0.5

41.0 ± 1.6

Stir-fried seafoods intake (g·2000kcal− 1d− 1)

0.0 ± 0.0

6.4 ± 0.4

21.6 ± 1.4

 

0.0 ± 0.0

6.7 ± 0.4

23.5 ± 1.5

  1. BMI: body mass index; AHEI: alternative healthy eating index. Values are expressed as means (SE) or n (%) unless stated otherwise.