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Table 2 Characteristics of participants in intervention and control arms at baseline

From: Mediators of improved child diet quality following a health promotion intervention: the Melbourne InFANT Program

 

Total sample n (528)a

Intervention n (262)a

Control n (266)a

Male children

53%

52%

54%

Child age at baseline (months) (mean ± SD)

3.6 ± 1.0

3.7 ± 1.1

3.6 ± 1.0

Child birth weight (grams) (mean ± SD)

3382 ± 593

3393 ± 547

3371 ± 636

Maternal age at childbirth (years) (mean ± SD)

31.9 ± 4.3

32.1 ± 4.2

31.7 ± 4.5

Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) (mean (IQR))

23.1 (20.6 - 26.7)

23.4 (20.6 - 27.0)

23.0 (20.6 - 26.6)

Maternal education at baseline:

   

  High school education or lower

21%

22%

20%

  Diploma or trade certificate

25%

26%

23%

  Tertiary qualification

55%

52%

57%

  1. aNumber of participants recruited is presented. Not all participants provided complete data at baseline, thus n = 502-522 for the total sample for the variables presented.