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Table 1 Characteristics of study sample at baseline

From: Picky eating in an obesity intervention for preschool-aged children – what role does it play, and does the measurement instrument matter?

 

Total sample (n = 130)

Parent-group treatment (n = 65)

Standard treatment (n = 65)

 

% or mean (SD)

Child

 Age (years)

5.2 (0.7)

5.2 (0.8)

5.3 (0.7)

 Sex (girl)

54

42

66

 Living with both parents

80

82

79

 BMI z-score

2.9 (0.6)

3.0 (0.7)

2.9 (0.6)

Mother

 Age (years)

36.5 (5.5)

37.0 (5.4)

36.0 (5.7)

 BMI

28.2 (5.8)

28.7 (6.2)

27.6 (5.3)

 Foreign origin

59

59

58

 University degree

43

44

42

 Income (SEK)

  < 20,000

62

54

70

  20,000 < 30,000

29

33

25

  30,000 < 40,000

7

11

3

  > 40,000

2

2

2

Father

 Age (years)

39.8 (7.3)

40.7 (8.0)

38.9 (6.5)

 BMI

29.6 (4.4)

29.7 (4.5)

29.5 (4.4)

 Foreign origin

56

58

54

 University degree

40

40

41

 Income (SEK)

  < 20,000

36

37

34

  20,000 < 30,000

46

42

50

  30,000 < 40,000

13

12

14

  > 40,000

5

9

2

  1. Missing values: mother BMI = 4, Father BMI =14, Mother age = 3, father age = 15, mother university degree = 3, father university degree = 13, mother foreign background = 2, father foreign background = 12, mother income = 3, father income = 15. Foreign origin, parent and both grandparents born in a country other than Sweden, or parent born in Sweden and grandparents born abroad. Abbreviations: BMI, Body Mass Index. SEK, Swedish kronor. Income, in 2015, the mean monthly income level in Stockholm County, Sweden was 33,600 SEK (men) and 26,400 SEK (women)