Table 1 Characteristics of participants included in the overall analysis vs. those who are excluded
Included | Excluded | Difference | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | Mean | 95% CI | p | |
Fathers | |||||||||
Age (years) | 493 | 40.0 | 5.8 | 52 | 36.6 | 6.2 | -3.5 | -5.1 to -1.8 | <0.001 |
BMI score | 493 | 26.2 | 3.9 | 55 | 26.8 | 3.7 | 0.61 | -0.49 to 1.7 | 0.276 |
IMD scorea | 493 | 12.4 | 10.2 | 81 | 16.3 | 13.1 | 3.9 | 1.4 to 6.4 | 0.002 |
Mothers | |||||||||
Age (years) | 793 | 37.4 | 5.5 | 63 | 36.1 | 5.5 | -1.4 | -2.8 to 0.05 | 0.058 |
BMI | 793 | 25.1 | 4.5 | 72 | 24.5 | 4.4 | -0.52 | -1.6 to 0.57 | 0.346 |
IMD scorea | 793 | 14.4 | 12.2 | 158 | 21.1 | 16.2 | 6.7 | 4.5 to 8.9 | <0.001 |
Children | |||||||||
Age (years) | 990 | 6.0 | 0.43 | 309 | 6.0 | 0.43 | 0.007 | -0.04 to 0.06 | 0.786 |
BMI-z scoreb | 978 | 0.23 | 0.93 | 293 | 0.38 | 1.00 | 0.15 | 0.02 to 0.28 | 0.016 |
IMD scorea | 990 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 181 | 20.2 | 15.9 | 6.2 | 4.2 to 8.2 | <0.001 |
Boys | |||||||||
Age (years) | 520 | 6.0 | 0.43 | 144 | 6.0 | 0.23 | -0.003 | -0.08 to 0.07 | 0.941 |
BMI-z scoreb | 512 | 0.25 | 0.96 | 135 | 0.34 | 0.95 | 0.09 | -0.10 to 0.27 | 0.350 |
IMD score | 520 | 14.3 | 12.2 | 94 | 19.0 | 15.4 | 4.7 | 1.8 to 7.5 | 0.001 |
Girls | |||||||||
Age (years) | 470 | 6.0 | 0.43 | 165 | 6.0 | 0.16 | 0.02 | -0.05 to 0.08 | 0.627 |
BMI-z scoreb | 466 | 0.21 | 0.90 | 158 | 0.42 | 1.1 | 0.21 | 0.04 to 0.38 | 0.014 |
IMD score | 470 | 13.7 | 11.8 | 87 | 21.6 | 16.4 | 7.9 | 5.0 to 10.8 | <0.001 |
Weight categories | n | Normal weight (%)c | Overwt (%) | Obese (%) | n | Normal weight (%)c | Overwt (%) | Obese (%) | |
All children | 978 | 87.1 | 10.0 | 2.9 | 293 | 78.2 | 17.4 | 4.4 | 0.001 |
Boys | 512 | 90.4 | 7.2 | 2.3 | 135 | 83.7 | 14.1 | 2.2 | 0.042 |
Girls | 466 | 83.5 | 13.1 | 3.4 | 158 | 73.4 | 20.3 | 6.3 | 0.019 |