Table 2.
Sample characteristics of schools and students at baseline
| School characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Control | |
| Number of schools | 6 | 6 |
| Location | ||
| • Urban | 4 | 5 |
| • Rural | 2 | 1 |
| School SES | ||
| • Most disadvantaged | 4 | 4 |
| • Least disadvantaged | 2 | 2 |
| Number of schools greater that 10% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student enrolments | 1 | 2 |
|
Intervention n (%) |
Control n (%) |
|
| Total students | 778 | 991 |
| Sex | ||
| • Female | 379 (49.03) | 480 (48.93) |
| • Male | 394 (50.97) | 501 (51.07) |
| Sex missing = 15 | ||
| Mean age (years) | 7.99 | 7.94 |
| Socioeconomic status | ||
| • Most disadvantaged | 574 (73.78) | 648 (65.39) |
| • Least disadvantaged | 204 (26.22) | 343 (34.61) |
Socioeconomic status (SES) based on SEIFA Index of relative socio-economic disadvantage. Most disadvantaged = lowest quartiles of SEIFA; Least disadvantaged = highest quartiles of SEIFA; SD, standard deviation