Table 1.

Sample characteristics at baseline

Characteristics	%
Gender of the child
Male	49.8
Female	50.2
Weight status
Overweight	9.3
Obese	0.4
Gender of the parent informant
Male	18.9
Female	81.1
Ethnic origin of mother
Norway	93.0
Western country	6.8
Other country	0.3
Ethnic origin of father
Norway	93.0
Western country	6.5
Other country	0.5

Note: BMI SDS Body Mass Index Standard Deviation Score. Percentage of children with overweight/obesity are estimated based on the IOTF cut offs