Cross-sectional (n = 530) | Prospective (n = 170) | |||
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Childrena | Mothersb | Children | Mothers | |
Female (n (%)) | 257 (48.5) | 85 (50) | ||
Age (years) | 6.7 (0.3) | 37.2 (3.6) | 6.7 (0.3) | 37.7 (3.7) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 16.1 (1.7) | 24.4 (9.2) | 16.2 (1.7) | 26.7 (5.2) |
Weight Status (n (%)) | ||||
Underweight | 30 (5.7) | 7 (4.2) | ||
Normal weight | 408 (77.9) | 264 (50.6) | 130 (78.3) | 56 (42.4) |
Overweight/ obese | 86 (16.4) | 257 (49.3) | 29 (17.5) | 78 (57.5) |
BMI z-score | 0.25 (1.0) | 0.32 (1.0) | ||
Age mother left full-time education (n (%)) | ||||
< 16 years | 191 (36.1) | 55 (32.4) | ||
17–18 years | 196 (37.1) | 65 (38.2) | ||
> 18 years | 142 (26.8) | 50 (29.4) | ||
Other children in the home (n (%)) | ||||
None | 218 (41.4) | 71 (41.8) | ||
Older only | 138 (26.0) | 40 (23.5) | ||
Younger only | 135 (25.5) | 46 (27.1) | ||
Older and younger | 39 (7.4) | 13 (7.7) |