Table 1. Participants demographic data at baseline according to genders.
Variable | Intervention (n = 210) | ||
BOYS N = 96 | GIRLS N = 114 | p/χ2 between genders | |
Gender (%) | 45% | 55% | |
Age (mean years± SD) | 0.86±13.5 | 13.12±0.97 | NS |
Country of birth (number, %) | NS | ||
Israel | 89 (96.7%) | 106 (90.0%) | |
Other | 3 (3.3%) | 12 (10.2%) | |
Family type (%) | NS | ||
Parents married | 92% | 83.5% | |
Other (divorced or one parent) | 8% | 16.5% | |
Number of siblings (%) | NS | ||
≤ 4 | 81% | 97% | |
>5 | 19% | 3% | |
Father's education level (%) | NS | ||
Academic degree | 31% | 36% | |
Vocational education | 28% | 22% | |
High school | 41% | 42% | |
Mother's education level (%) | NS | ||
Academic degree | 51% | 54.2% | |
Vocational education | 17.5% | 20.8% | |
High school | 31.5% | 25.0% | |
Economic status (%) | NS | ||
High | 35.7% | 39.% | |
Medium | 64.3% | 56.4% | |
Low | 0% | 4.3% |
(Mean ± SD, N and % of population).