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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participating football clubs and club members

From: Improving availability, promotion and purchase of fruit and vegetable and non sugar-sweetened drink products at community sporting clubs: a randomised trial

Characteristic

Control clubs (43 clubs; 689 club members)

Intervention clubs (42 clubs; 705 club members)

Clubs

   

Football code

Australian Rules

15.6%

16.7%

 

Rugby League

33.3%

31.0%

 

Soccer/association football

24.4%

19.0%

 

Rugby Union

26.7%

33.3%

Geographical region

Major city

80.0%

83.3%

 

Inner/outer regional

20.0%

16.7%

Size

Mean number of players (SD)

272 (235)

259 (360)

Role

Players

47.0%

60.1%

 

Spectator/other members

18.3%

13.9%

 

Club committee members

18.3%

12.1%

 

Coaches/umpires/referees

16.5%

13.9%

Members

   

Age of members

Mean (SD)

32.7 (12.0)

36.0 (11.9)

Gender

Male

87.0%

77.4%

Education

University Educated

23.2%

21.0%

Income

More than AU$52 000

48.0%

49.3%