Sociodemographic, anthropometric and lifestyle indicators of the study population
| (n) | % | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 987 | 41.5 |
| Female | 1393 | 58.5 |
| Age | ||
| 13 | 1863 | 78.3 |
| 14 | 517 | 21.7 |
| Ethnic/race | ||
| Afro-Ecuadorian | 49 | 2.1 |
| White | 53 | 2.2 |
| Indigenous | 40 | 1.7 |
| Mestizo | 2238 | 94 |
| Residence area | ||
| Centre | 219 | 9.2 |
| North | 1085 | 45.6 |
| South | 1076 | 45.2 |
| Overweigh | ||
| No | 2226 | 93.5 |
| Yes | 141 | 5.9 |
| Birth order | ||
| 1st–2nd | 1679 | 70.5 |
| 3rd–4th | 594 | 25 |
| ≥5th | 107 | 4.5 |
| Traffic around the house | ||
| Never | 181 | 7.6 |
| Seldom | 924 | 38.8 |
| Frequently in the day | 677 | 28.4 |
| Day and night | 598 | 25.1 |
| Cat at home | ||
| No | 1656 | 69.6 |
| Yes | 724 | 30.4 |
| Dog at home | ||
| No | 699 | 29.4 |
| Yes | 1681 | 70.6 |
| Smoking habit | ||
| No | 2126 | 89.3 |
| Yes | 254 | 10.7 |
| Physical exercise | ||
| Occasionally | 734 | 30.8 |
| 1–2 times by week | 1022 | 42.9 |
| ≥3 times by week | 624 | 26.2 |
| Watch television | ||
| <1 hour | 573 | 24.1 |
| 1–3 hours | 989 | 41.6 |
| >3 hours | 818 | 34.4 |
| Use of electronics devices* | ||
| <1 hour | 224 | 9.4 |
| 1–3 hours | 512 | 21.5 |
| 4–5 hours | 670 | 28.2 |
| >5 hours | 974 | 40.9 |
*Computer, tablet, video games and cell phone.