Table 1.
Sample characteristics for children and parents: randomized controlled trial conducted among children aged 4–6 years and their primary caregiver/parent, Adelaide, South Australia
| Child characteristics | Parent characteristics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n 185) | n | % | (n 180) | n | % |
| Gender | Gender | ||||
| Male | 110 | 60 | Male | 13 | 7 |
| Female | 75 | 40 | Female | 172 | 93 |
| Position in family | Education | ||||
| Oldest | 77 | 42 | High school or less | 31 | 17 |
| Middle | 23 | 12 | Technical certificate | 36 | 20 |
| Youngest | 43 | 23 | University | 113 | 61 |
| Siblings | Mean | sd | |||
| Only child | 36 | 20 | Age (years) | 39·15 | 4·91 |
| 1 sibling | 89 | 48 | Food neophobia† | 23·44 | 10·11 |
| 2+ siblings | 55 | 30 | |||
| Mean | sd | ||||
| Age (years) | 5·16 | 0·84 | |||
| Food neophobia† | 51·82 | 13·49 | |||
Note: demographic information was missing for five parents.
†Scores range from 0 to 70 with higher scores indicating greater neophobia.