Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of kindergartens who participated in the BRA study by condition
| Control (n 35) | Intervention (n 34) | P | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | % | sd | Mean | % | sd | ||
| Private kindergartens | 14 | 40 | 17 | 50 | 0·404* | ||
| Public kindergartens | 21 | 60 | 17 | 50 | |||
| Number of children | 54 | 22·5 | 57 | 30·1 | 0·586† | ||
| Full-time equivalent | 13 | 6·1 | 14 | 6·8 | 0·508† | ||
| Full-time equivalent educated as kindergarten teacher | 6 | 3·0 | 6 | 3·4 | 0·419† | ||
| Additional payment for food and beverages | 266‡ | 92·2 | 290‡ | 61·0 | 0·216† | ||
| Employees pay a monthly fee for food and beverages: ‘Yes’ | 29 | 82·9 | 26 | 76·5 | 0·467† | ||
| Written guidelines for food provided by the kindergarten: ‘Yes’ | 28 | 80 | 29 | 85·3 | 0·526* | ||
*
Person’s Chi-square test.
†
Independent sample t-test.
‡
Norwegian kroner, 266 NOK = 29·03 EUR and 290 NOK = 31·65 EUR.