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Table 3 Kappa for the separate questionnaire items, stratified by weight status of the child

From: Agreement between parent and child report of physical activity, sedentary and dietary behaviours in 9-12-year-old children and associations with children’s weight status

 

Child’s weight status

 

Total

Healthy Weight

Overweight

Health behaviour

Number of parent child dyads

Kappa (95% CI)

Kappa (95% CI)

Kappa (95% CI)

Breakfast consumption

1965

0.33 (0.21 – 0.45)

0.27 (0.15 – 0.40)

0.45 (0.22 – 0.66)

Family dinner

1965

0.13 (0.09 – 0.17)

0.11 (0.07 – 0.15)

0.24 (0.10 – 0.39)

Outside play; frequency

1930

0.21 (0.18 – 0.24)

0.21 (0.18 – 0.24)

0.19 (0.10 – 0.29)

Outside play; duration

1917

0.19 (0.16 – 0.22)

0.19 (0.15 – 0.22)

0.22 (0.14 – 0.31)

TV/DVD viewing; frequency

1930

0.19 (0.15 – 0.22)

0.19 (0.15 – 0.23)

0.15 (0.05 – 0.27)

TV/DVD viewing; duration

1930

0.16 (0.13 – 0.19)

0.16 (0.13 – 0.20)

0.10 (0.02 – 0.18)

Means of transportation to school

1930

0.82 (0.80 – 0.85)

0.83 (0.80 – 0.86)

0.76 (0.66 – 0.85)