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Boys
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Girls
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|---|
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Child Characteristics
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|
N (%)
|
99 (49)
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103 (51)
|
|
Age (in months)
|
47.4 (5.2)
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47.7 (4.8)
|
|
Ethnicity (N (%))
|
|
White British
|
70 (70.7)
|
80 (77.7)
|
|
White Other
|
9 (9.1)
|
11 (10.7)
|
|
Mixed Ethnicity
|
13 (13.1)
|
6 (5.8)
|
|
Other
|
7 (7.1)
|
6 (5.8)
|
|
BMI z-score
|
0.47 (0.97)
|
0.30 (1.03)
|
|
Weight categorya (N (%))
|
|
Normal
|
83 (83.8)
|
87 (84.5)
|
|
Overweight
|
13 (13.1)
|
11 (10.7)
|
|
Obese
|
3 (3.1)
|
5 (4.9)
|
|
Average daily hours in childcare
|
5.8 (2.5)
|
5.4 (2.5)
|
|
Maternal Characteristics
|
|
Age (in years)
|
37.7 (5.0)
|
37.2 (5.6)
|
|
BMI (in kg/m2)
|
24.0 (4.3)
|
24.2 (4.7)
|
|
Education (N (%))
|
|
GCSE/A-levels
|
26 (28.3)
|
35 (35.7)
|
|
Degree
|
28 (30.4)
|
34 (34.7)
|
|
Higher degree
|
42 (45.7)
|
29 (29.6)
|
|
Hours worked per weekb (N (%))
|
|
Not employed
|
26 (28.6)
|
26 (26.0)
|
|
< 20 h
|
17 (18.7)
|
15 (15.0)
|
|
21–35 h
|
28 (30.1)
|
31 (31.0)
|
|
> 35 h
|
20 (22.0)
|
28 (28.0)
|
|
Paternal Characteristics
|
|
Age (in years)
|
39.5 (5.5)
|
39.9 (8.2)
|
|
BMI (in kg/m2)
|
25.3 (3.5)
|
25.2 (3.3)
|
|
Paternal Education (N (%))
|
|
GCSE/A-levels
|
22 (25.6)
|
26 (29.9)
|
|
Degree
|
22 (25.6)
|
26 (29.9)
|
|
Higher degree
|
42 (48.8)
|
35 (40.2)
|
|
Hours worked per weekb (N (%))
|
|
< 40 h
|
25 (29.8)
|
30 (35.3)
|
|
≥ 40 h
|
59 (71.2)
|
55 (64.7)
|
- All values mean (SD) unless stated otherwise; BMI Body mass index, GCSE General Certificate of Secondary Education, A-levels, Advanced Levels
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aWeight category derived using the International Task Force on Obesity cut points
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bcategorized based on distribution
