Table 3.
Description of parent participants
| Gender | |
|---|---|
| Female | 36 (94.7%) |
| Male | 2 (5.3%) |
| Age (years) | |
| Mean (SD) | 30.10 (6.28) |
| Range | 19-49 |
| Ethnicity | |
| White British | 29 (76.3%) |
| White European | 4 (10.5%) |
| Black - other | 3 (7.9%) |
| White - other | 1 (2.6%) |
| Asian - other | 1 (2.6) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 22 (57.9%) |
| Living with someone | 10 (26.3%) |
| Single | 6 (15.8%) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed full-time | 17 (44.7%) |
| Employed part-time | 12 (31.6%) |
| Unemployed | 9 (23.7%) |
| Occupation [45] | |
| Managers and Senior Officials (1) | 3 (7.9%) |
| Professionals (2) | 5 (13.2%) |
| Associate Professional/Technical (3) | 8 (21.1%) |
| Admin and Secretarial (4) | 11 (28.9%) |
| Skilled Trades (5) | 7 (18.4%) |
| Sales and customer services (7) | 2 (5.3%) |
| Process, plant machinery operatives (8) | 1 (2.6%) |
| Missing response | 1 (2.6%) |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | |
| Mean (SD) | 26.61 (4.77) |
| Range | 19.50-38.40 |
| Number of parents who were overweight only | 12 (31.6%) |
| Number of parents who were obese | 8 (21.1%) |