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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants (n = 106)

From: Physical activity in early childhood: a five-year longitudinal analysis of patterns and correlates

 

Mean (SD) or n (%)

Child

 Risk group

  Low risk

43

(40.6)

 Sex

  Girls

55

(51.9)

  Age

2.04

(0.07)

  BMI SDS

-0.08

(1.08)

Mother

 Age

34.8

(4.2)

 BMI

27.6

(6)

 Educational levela

  High

75

(70.8)

Father

 Age

37

(4.5)

 BMI

26.7

(4.6)

 Educational level

  High

59

(55.7)

Family

 Educational levelb

  High

82

(77.4)

  Ethnicityc

  Nordic

82

(77.4)

  1. a Educational level was considered high if an academic education was attained
  2. b Family educational level was considered high if at least one parent had attained academic education
  3. c Nordic ethnicity was considered if both parents had a Nordic country background