Table 4.
Participants’ characteristics
| Parent Characteristics | Pre-COVID-19 | During COVID-19 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2017–2018) | 2020 | |||
| Mean (SD) or % | n | Mean (SD) or % | n | |
| Parent age | 42 (5.6) | 101 | 44.9 (6.7) | 101 |
| Parent sex (% Female) | 86% | 101 | 82% | 101 |
| Parental education a | 99 | 101 | ||
| 1 Some secondary high school | 3% | 6% | ||
| 2 Completed secondary high school | 8% | 9% | ||
| 3 Trade qualifications/apprenticeship | 5% | 5% | ||
| 4 Diploma/certificate | 24% | 20% | ||
| 5 University degree or higher | 59% | 60% | ||
| Child Characteristics | ||||
| Child age | 10.2 (0.7) | 102 | 12.8 (0.8) | 102 |
| Child sex (% Girl) | 50% | 102 | 50% | 102 |
| Child BMI z-score | 0.4 (1.1) | 102 | 0.4 (1.6) | 102 |
| Family Characteristics | ||||
| Number of siblings | 1.2 (0.8) | 101 | 1.1 (0.8) | 101 |
| Number of people at home | 4.2 (0.9) | 101 | 4.2 (0.9) | 101 |
| Dog ownership [% yes] | 36% | 101 | 35% | 101 |
| Household | 101 | 101 | ||
| Single parent | 15% | 13% | ||
| Two parent | 85% | 87% | ||
| Other | - | - | ||
| Home ownership | 101 | 101 | ||
| Rent | 11% | 12% | ||
| Own | 89% | 88% | ||
| SES (based on WIMD scores) a | 99 | 100 | ||
| Low | 13% | 14% | ||
| Medium | 29% | 30% | ||
| High | 58% | 56% | ||
a Displayed for descriptive purposes only