Table 2.
Descriptive data for n=531 participants who completed ProAsk assessment at baseline
| Demographic factors (n=53) | At population risk (<10%) | Above healthy risk (≥10%) | Total |
| Gender | |||
| Boy (%) | 15 (46.9) | 12 (57.1) | 27 (50.8) |
| Girl (%) | 17 (53.1) | 9 (42.9) | 26 (49.1) |
| Child age (week) | 9.84 (1.5) | 10.35 (2.3) | 10.04 (1.9) |
| Birth weight (kg) | 3.28 (0.5)* | 3.86 (0.4)* | 3.51 (0.5) |
| Weight-for-age z-score | −0.67 (0.6)* | 0.32 (0.5)* | −0.26 (0.7) |
| Rapid weight gain (<0.67 SD) | |||
| No (%) | 30 (93.8) | 17 (80.9) | 47 (88.7) |
| Yes (%) | 2 (6.2) | 4 (19.1) | 6 (11.3) |
| Smoking in pregnancy | |||
| No (%) | 31 (96.9) | 21 (100) | 52 (98.1) |
| Yes (%) | 1 (3.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.9) |
| Maternal prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2) *2 missing values |
24.8 (7.2) | 27.7 (8.7) | 25.9 (7.9) |
| Paternal BMI (kg/m2) *15 missing values |
26.5 (4.6)* | 30.1 (4.2)* | 28.0 (4.8) |
| Feeding choice | |||
| Exclusive breast feeding (%) | 11 (34.4) | 11 (52.4) | 22 (41.5) |
| Mixed formula and breast (%) | 4 (12.5) | 2 (9.5) | 6 (11.3) |
| Formula only (%) | 17 (53.1) | 8 (38.1) | 25 (47.2) |
| Mother marital status | |||
| Married/living with partner (%) | 29 (93.6) | 21 (100) | 50 (96.2) |
| Single/separated (%) | 2 (6.4) | 0 (0) | 2 (3.8) |
| Mother employment status | |||
| Unemployed (%) | 3 (9.4) | 4 (19.1) | 7 (13.2) |
| Part-time (%) | 4 (12.5) | 5 (23.8) | 9 (17.0) |
| Full-time (%) | 25 (78.1) | 12 (57.1) | 37 (69.8) |
| Education of mother | |||
| General Certificate of Secondary Education (%) | 12 (37.5) | 8 (38.1) | 20 (37.7) |
| A levels (%) | 7 (21.9) | 2 (9.5) | 9 (17.0) |
| Degree (%) | 13 (40.6) | 9 (42.9) | 22 (41.5) |
| Unknown (%) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (9.5) | 2 (3.8) |
| Number of children | |||
| One (%) | 11 (34.4) | 7 (33.3) | 18 (33.9) |
| Two (%) | 9 (28.1) | 6 (28.6) | 15 (28.3) |
| Three or more (%) | 5 (15.6) | 5 (23.8) | 10 (18.9) |
| Unknown (%) | 7 (21.8) | 3 (14.3) | 19 (18.9) |
| Ethnicity of child | |||
| White British (%) | 28 (87.5) | 19 (90.5) | 47 (88.7) |
| Non-white British/mixed/other (%) | 4 (12.5) | 2 (9.5) | 6 (11.3) |
| ProAsk risk score | 5.05 (2.3)* | 19.4 (8.7)* | 10.7 (9.1) |
| Income deprivation affecting children, 2015 (n=56) | |||
| Quintile 1 (%) | 3 (9) | 5 (24) | 8 (15) |
| Quintile 2 (%) | 4 (13) | 6 (29) | 10 (19) |
| Quintile 3 (%) | 14 (44) | 8 (38) | 22 (42) |
| Quintile 4 (%) | 8 (25) | 2 (10) | 10 (19) |
| Quintile 5 (%) | 3 (9) | 0 (0) | 3 (6) |
N=56 infants had a ProAsk assessment but three participants had incomplete data transfer from HV to research team.
Categorical variables are numbers and proportions. Continuous variables are means and SD.
*p<0.05.
BMI, body mass index; HV, health visitor; ProAsk, Proactive Assessment of Obesity Risk during Infancy.