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Table 1 Demographic information for children by intervention allocation

From: Evaluation of the impact of a school gardening intervention on children’s fruit and vegetable intake: a randomised controlled trial

 

RHS-led (n=312)

Teacher-led (n=329)

 

Mean

SE

95% CI

Mean

SE

95% CI

Child characteristic

      

 Age (years)

8.2

0.07

8.1, 8.4

8.1

0.06

8.0, 8.3

 Boys (%)

50

  

51

  

Ethnicity n (%)

      

 White

92 (30)

  

117 (35)

  

 Mixed

18 (6)

  

22 (7)

  

 Asian or British Asian

72 (23)

  

39 (12)

  

 Black or British Black

38 (12)

  

55 (17)

  

 Chinese or other ethnic group

10 (3)

  

8 (2)

  

 Prefer not to say

82 (26)

  

88 (27)

  

School characteristic

      

 FSME (%)

33

  

24

  

 IMD score

34

0.89

32.2, 35.8

30

0.78

27.9, 31.0

 Children with English as an additional language (%)

54

  

38

  
  1. FSME: Free school meal eligibility;
  2. IMD score: Index of multiple deprivation score.