Table 1.
Anthropometric and demographic characteristics at baseline of mothers of children aged between 2 and 12 years old randomised to a control (n = 42) or an intervention group exposed to an evidence‐informed healthy eating blog for 6 months (n = 42)
| BLOG group (n = 42) | Control group (n = 42) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age and anthropometric measures | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Age of mothers (years) | 37.6 | 6.9 | 37.5 | 6.6 |
| Age of child (years) | 7.4 | 3.2 | 8.5 | 3.2 |
| Body weight of mothers (kg) | 72.9 | 13.8 | 68.1 | 13.2 |
| Body mass index of mothers (kg/m2) | 27.1 | 5.0 | 25.5 | 4.7 |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | n | % | n | % |
| Number of children in mothers' care | ||||
| 1 | 12 | 29 | 11 | 26 |
| 2 | 22 | 52 | 18 | 43 |
| 3 or more | 8 | 19 | 13 | 31 |
| Child gender | ||||
| Girl | 22 | 52 | 16 | 38 |
| Boy | 20 | 48 | 26 | 62 |
| Ethnicity of mothersa | ||||
| Caucasian | 37 | 88 | 39 | 93 |
| Black | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Latin | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Arab | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Marital status of mothers | ||||
| Married or common‐law relationship | 34 | 81 | 39 | 93 |
| Separated, divorced, widowed or single | 8 | 19 | 3 | 7 |
| Highest level of education completed by mothers | ||||
| Secondary | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Collegea | 9 | 21 | 11 | 26 |
| Universitya | 30 | 71 | 30 | 71 |
| Working Status of mothers | ||||
| Full‐time job or full‐time student | 35 | 83 | 33 | 79 |
| Not studying or working full‐time | 7 | 17 | 9 | 21 |
| Family income (CAN $) | ||||
| 0–49,999$ | 10 | 24 | 7 | 17 |
| 50,000–99,999$ | 15 | 36 | 16 | 38 |
| 100,000$ or more | 17 | 41 | 19 | 45 |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.
n = 83 due to one missing value.
a
In Canada, college refers to a post‐secondary school degree undertaken prior to university.