Table 1.
Characteristics of participants who were included in the overall analysis compared with those who were excluded
| |
Included |
Excluded |
Difference |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | Mean | 95% CI | p | |
|
Fathers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Age (years) |
423 |
40.1 |
5.4 |
32 |
40.6 |
5.7 |
0.40 |
−1.6 to 2.4 |
0.685 |
| BMI score |
423 |
26.1 |
3.8 |
31 |
26.1 |
4.3 |
0.02 |
−1.4 to 1.4 |
0.974 |
| IMD score* |
423 |
12.1 |
9.5 |
33 |
14.6 |
13.4 |
2.4 |
−1.1 to 5.6 |
0.170 |
|
Mothers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Age (years) |
651 |
37.5 |
5.4 |
63 |
39.1 |
6.4 |
1.5 |
0.12 to 2.9 |
0.033 |
| BMI |
651 |
25.0 |
4.5 |
66 |
25.8 |
4.1 |
0.84 |
−0.30 to 2.0 |
0.150 |
| IMD score* |
651 |
13.6 |
11.1 |
73 |
16.5 |
13.5 |
2.9 |
0.18 to 5.7 |
0.037 |
|
Children |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Age (years) |
822 |
6.0 |
0.42 |
408 |
6.0 |
0.35 |
0.01 |
−0.03 to 0.06 |
0.539 |
| BMI-z score† |
815 |
0.20 |
0.92 |
399 |
0.35 |
0.98 |
0.14 |
0.03 to 0.26 |
0.014 |
| IMD score |
822 |
13.3 |
10.8 |
349 |
19.1 |
15.9 |
5.8 |
4.2 to 7.4 |
<0.001 |
|
Boys |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Age (years) |
436 |
6.0 |
0.41 |
197 |
6.0 |
0.39 |
0.00 |
−0.07 to 0.07 |
0.943 |
| BMI-z score† |
433 |
0.26 |
0.97 |
189 |
0.25 |
0.89 |
−0.01 |
−0.17 to 0.15 |
0.902 |
| IMD score |
436 |
13.7 |
11.4 |
178 |
18.5 |
15.2 |
4.8 |
2.6 to 7.0 |
<0.001 |
|
Girls |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Age (years) |
386 |
6.0 |
0.43 |
211 |
6.0 |
0.32 |
0.03 |
−0.04 to 0.09 |
0.405 |
| BMI-z score† |
382 |
0.14 |
0.86 |
210 |
0.43 |
1.0 |
0.29 |
0.14 to 0.45 |
<0.001 |
| IMD score | 386 | 12.8 | 10.1 | 171 | 19.7 | 16.7 | 6.9 | 4.7 to 9.2 | <0.001 |
*A higher value indicates greater deprivation.
†Child BMI was standardized for age.