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Table 2 Baseline demographics and weight status for the control and intervention group

From: Mid-way and post-intervention effects on potential determinants of physical activity and sedentary behavior, results of the HEIA study - a multi-component school-based randomized trial

  Control Intervention  
  (n† = 908) (n† = 510) p
Age (mean; SD) 11.2 (0.27) 11.2 (0.26) .38
Gender    
Girls (%) 47.8 49.6 .54
Boys (%) 52.2 50.4  
Weight status    
Normal weight (%) 85.5 88.6 .12
Overweight (%) 14.5 11.4  
Parental education    
<12 years (%) 31.1 26.2 .15
13-16 years (%) 35.8 37.7  
>16 years (%) 33.1 36.1  
  1. p = Independent t-test (age) and chi-square.
  2. †n varies slightly for weight status and parental education.
  3. Sample: Norwegian adolescents 11-13 year-olds from the HEIA study.
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