Table 6.
Characteristics of the whole sample of families participating in the HomeSPACE project at baseline (pre-COVID), and differences in key baseline characteristics between children that participated or not during COVID-19
| Whole sample at baseline | Families participating during COVID-19 | Families not participating during COVID-19 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD | P | |
| Child characteristics | |||||||
| Child age (y) | 213 | 10.2 (0.7) | 102 | 10.2 (0.7) | 111 | 10.2 (0.6) | 0.76 |
| Child sex (% Girl) | 213 | 111, 52% | 102 | 48, 47% | 111 | 63, 59% | 0.16 |
| Child BMI z-score | 212 | 0.6 (1.1) | 102 | 0.4 (1.1) | 110 | 0.8 (1.1) | 0.03* |
| Parent/family characteristics | |||||||
| Parent age (y) | 206 | 41.6 (5.8) | 101 | 41.9 (5.6) | 105 | 41.2 (5.9) | 0.38 |
| Parent sex (% Female) | 207 | 172, 83% | 101 | 87, 86% | 106 | 85, 80% | 0.25 |
| Parental education- University degree (n, %) | 202 | 111, 55% | 99 | 60, 61% | 103 | 51, 50% | 0.11 |
| SES (based on WIMD scores) (n, %) | 208 | 100 | 108 | ||||
| Low | 27, 13% | 13, 13% | 14, 13% | 0.99 | |||
| Medium | 54, 26% | 28, 28% | 26, 24% | 0.52 | |||
| High | 127, 61% | 59, 59% | 68, 63% | 0.56 | |||
| Home-based behaviour outcomes | |||||||
| Min/h spent in TPA | 195 | 21.4 (4.7) | 97 | 21.5 (4.7) | 98 | 21.3 (4.6) | 0.73 |
| Min/h spent in MVPA | 195 | 6.7 (2.3) | 97 | 6.8 (2.4) | 98 | 6.5 (2.1) | 0.37 |
| Min/h in sitting | 191 | 40.3 (5.8) | 96 | 39.4 (6) | 95 | 41.1 (5.5) | 0.05* |
| Min/h in standing | 191 | 12.2 (4.2) | 96 | 12.6 (4.3) | 95 | 11.9 (4) | 0.25 |
| Number of sitting breaks/h | 191 | 6.9 (1.8) | 96 | 7.1 (1.9) | 95 | 6.7 (1.8) | 0.17 |
Values are means (SD) unless otherwise indicated. P*: differences between children who participated or not during COVID-19 (independent t test for continuous variables or Chi squared test for categorical variables)
* p ≤ 0.05