Table 1.
Age, gender, weight status, parental education and puberty level in control and intervention at baseline
| Control | Intervention | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
N |
485 |
215 |
|
|
Age (mean; SD) |
11.2 (0.3) |
11.2 (0.3) |
0.33 |
|
Gender |
|
|
|
| Girls (n;%) |
263 (54.2%) |
129 (60.0%) |
0.20 |
| Boys (n;%) |
222 (45.8%) |
86 (40.0%) |
|
|
Weight status |
|
|
|
| Normal weight (n;%) |
413 (86.0%) |
178 (87.3%) |
0.72 |
| Overweight/obese (n;%)a |
67 (14.0%) |
26 (12.7%) |
|
|
Parental level of education |
|
|
|
| <= 12 years (n;%) |
157 (33.1%) |
54 (25.5%) |
0.08 |
| 13-16 years (n;%) |
163 (34.3%) |
73 (34.4%) |
|
| > 16 years (n;%) |
155 (32.6%) |
85 (40.1%) |
|
|
Puberty level |
|
|
|
| Pre pubertal (n;%) |
84 (18.7%) |
34 (17.1%) |
0.84 |
| Early pubertal (n;%) |
156 (34.7%) |
68 (34.2%) |
|
| Mid/late/post pubertal (n;%) | 209 (46.5%) | 97 (48.7%) |
a Overweight/obese is presented and treated as one group in the
analyses due to the low proportion of obese (C = 1.9%; I = 2.0%).