Table 2.
Description of the study population (N=221).
| Characteristics | Total (N=221), n (%) | Intervention (n=115), n (%) | Control (n=106), n (%) | |
| Gender | ||||
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Girls | 120 (54.3) | 67 (58.3) | 53 (50.0) |
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Boys | 100 (45.2) | 47 (40.9) | 53 (50.0) |
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Missing | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| Country | ||||
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Finland | 95 (43.0) | 50 (43.5) | 45 (42.5) |
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Poland | 126 (57.0) | 65 (56.5) | 61 (57.5) |
| Vegetable or fruit allergy | ||||
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No | 208 (94.1) | 108 (93.9) | 100 (94.3) |
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Yes | 12 (5.4) | 7 (6.1) | 5 (4.7) |
|
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Missing | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) |
| Number of children living in the same household | ||||
|
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One | 56 (25.3) | 27 (23.5) | 29 (27.4) |
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Two | 124 (56.1) | 62 (53.9) | 62 (58.5) |
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Three or more | 36 (16.3) | 22 (19.1) | 14 (13.2) |
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Missing | 5 (2.3) | 4 (3.5) | 1 (0.9) |
| Respondent | ||||
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Father | 27 (12.2) | 15 (13.0) | 12 (11.3) |
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Mother | 193 (87.3) | 100 (87.0) | 93 (87.7) |
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Missing | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) |
| Parental educational level | ||||
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Upper secondary school or lower | 55 (24.9) | 32 (27.8) | 23 (21.7) |
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Bachelor’s degree or equivalent | 39 (17.6) | 21 (18.3) | 18 (17.0) |
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Master’s degree or higher | 123 (55.7) | 60 (52.2) | 63 (59.4) |
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Missing | 4 (1.8) | 2 (1.7) | 2 (1.9) |