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. 2013 Jun 10;346:f3092. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f3092

Table 2.

 Baseline sample characteristics by trial arm and by participation status at outcome

Characteristic Trial arm Retention to outcome
Intervention Control Retained Lost
No Value* No Value* No Value* No Value*
Child:
 Age (years) 62 7.2 (2.3) 56 7.4 (2.2) 107 7.3 (2.2) 11 7.7 (2.7)
 Male sex, No (%) 62 31 (50) 56 33 (59) 107 57 (53) 11 7 (64)
 Body mass index 62 22.3 (2.7) 56 22.8 (3.6) 107 22.5 (3.2) 11 22.7 (3.1)
 Body mass index z score 62 2.2 (0.5) 56 2.1 (0.3) 107 2.2 (0.4) 11 2.2 (0.5)
Family disadvantage index 62 1029 (65.7) 56 1030 (45.3) 107 1030 (56.8) 11 1022 (57.9)
Mother:
 Body mass index† 55 26.9 (5.7) 44 28.0 (7.1) 90 27.4 (6.5) 9 26.8 (5.4)
 Overweight or obese, No (%) 55 28 (51) 44 26 (59) 90 48 (53) 9 6 (67)
Father:
 Body mass index† 49 27.8 (6.9) 37 29.8 (4.9) 79 30.1 (6.2) 7 26.4 (2.6)
 Overweight or obese, No (%) 49 39 (80) 37 31 (84) 79 66 (84) 7 4 (57)

*Values are mean (SD) unless otherwise indicated.

†Parent’s body mass index calculated from height and weight values reported by responding parent.