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Table 5 Parental involvement at 8 months mid-way assessment of the HEIA study

From: Changes in adolescents' intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and sedentary behaviour: Results at 8 month mid-way assessment of the HEIA study - a comprehensive, multi-component school-based randomized trial

Parents

 

Daughter

%

Son

%

p

 

Normal

weight

%

Overweight/

obese

%

p

 

12 years

or less

%

Between

13 and

16 year%

More than

16 years

%

p

Parental awareness

n

169

145

 

n

263

33

 

n

70

119

117

 

Low to moderate

104

23.7

44.1

0.001

98

33.1

33.3

0.86

100

22.9

36.1

35.0

0.33

Moderate to high

97

34.3

26.9

 

92

31.6

27.3

 

96

35.7

27.7

32.5

 

High

113

42.0

29.0

 

106

35.4

39.4

 

110

41.4

36.1

32.5

 

Dose received

n

164

139

 

n

253

32

 

n

64

118

113

 

Low to moderate

88

25.6

33.1

0.36

83

28.9

31.2

0.67

85

37.5

25.4

27.4

0.10

Moderate to high

109

37.8

33.8

 

100

36.0

28.1

 

106

26.6

44.1

32.7

 

High

106

36.6

33.1

 

102

35.2

40.6

 

104

35.9

30.5

39.8

 

Satisfaction

- overall

n

183

158

 

n

286

37

 

n

78

130

123

 

Low to moderate

22

7.1

5.7

0.55

20

6.3

5.4

0.98

22

7.7

3.8

8.9

0.57

Moderate to high

174

53.0

48.7

 

166

51.4

51.4

 

169

51.3

51.5

50.4

 

High

145

39.9

45.6

 

137

42.3

43.2

 

140

41.0

44.6

40.7

 

Satisfaction

- fact sheets

n

179

150

 

n

274

36

 

n

74

125

121

 

Low to moderate

130

44.1

34.0

0.01

123

39.8

38.9

0.70

126

37.8

32.8

47.1

0.20

Moderate to high

81

18.4

32.0

 

78

24.5

30.6

 

80

24.3

26.4

24.0

 

High

118

37.4

34.0

 

109

35.8

30.6

 

114

37.8

40.8

28.9

 
  1. Only adolescents and parents at the intervention schools were included in the analyses
  2. p = Pearson Chi-Square
  3. Parental awareness: parental awareness of program activities for adolescents at school
  4. Dose received: fact sheets received by parents
  5. Satisfaction - overall: parental satisfaction of the project in general
  6. Satisfaction - fact sheets: parental satisfaction of the fact sheets for parents (appreciation of receiving them/interesting content/useful tips)