Table 1 Characteristics of mothers who participated in InFANT and completed the age-5 questionnaire, N = 310a
Mother Characteristic | N (%) |
Age, mean (SD) | 37.5 (4.0) |
Maternal Education | |
Low (≤ secondary school) | 55 (17.7) |
Medium (trade or certificate qualification) | 66 (21.3) |
High (university degree +) | 189 (61.0) |
Non-English speaker | 9 (2.9) |
Overweight or obese, BMI > 25 kg/m2 | 120 (40.8) |
Concern about child’s weight | |
Not concerned | 268 (86.5) |
Concern weighs too little | 28 (9.0) |
Concern weighs too much | 14 (4.5) |
Concern about child’s eating | |
Not concerned | 235 (75.8) |
Concern eats too little | 57 (18.4) |
Concern eats too much | 18 (5.8) |
Concern about child’s physical activity | |
Not concerned | 260 (85.5) |
Concerned not active enough | 44 (14.5) |
Concern about child’s media | |
Not concerned | 164 (54.9) |
Concerned uses media too much | 135 (45.2) |
Number of concerns reported | |
0 | 119 (38.4) |
1 | 115 (37.1) |
2 | 53 (17.1) |
3 | 17 (5.5) |
4 | 6 (1.9) |
Child Characteristic | N (%) |
Age, mean (SD) | 5.0 (0.1) |
Male children | 168 (54.2) |
Overweight/obese [34] | 49 (15.7) |