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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of fathers randomized to the intervention and control groups

From: The effect of an early childhood obesity intervention on father’s obesity risk behaviors: the Melbourne InFANT Program

 

Intervention

Control

All

 

n = 224

n = 236

n = 460

Age (years)

33.9 (4.8)

34.5 (5.0)

34.2 (4.9)

BMI (kg/m2)

28.0 (5.1)

27.6 (5.1)

27.8 (5.1)

BMI Category (%)

   

Healthy weight

28.6

33.0

30.8

Overweight

46.3

45.5

45.9

Obese

25.1

21.4

23.3

Education level, % (95% CI)

   

 Low

26.1 (18.4; 33.8)

27.4 (21.2; 33.5)

26.7 (21.8; 31.7)

 Intermediate

33.0 (26.5; 39.6)

33.0 (27.3; 38.8)

33.0 (28.7; 37.4)

 High

40.9 (31.2; 50.6)

39.6 (30.3; 48.9)

40.2 (33.5; 46.9)

Country of birth, % (95% CI)

   

 Australia

75.1 (70.1; 80.1)

79.6 (74.4; 84.8)

77.3 (73.7; 81.0)

 Other

24.9 (19.9; 29.9)

20.4 (15.2; 25.6)

22.7 (19.0; 26.3)

Language spoken at home, % (95% CI)

   

 English

95.2 (91.8; 98.6)

96.1 (93.3; 98.9)

95.7 (93.4; 97.9)

 Other

4.8 (1.4; 8.2)

3.9 (1.1; 6.7)

4.3 (2.1; 6.6)

  1. Figures are means (SD) unless stated otherwise. CI = Confidence Interval.