Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participating parents and children (n = 552)
All | Intervention | Control | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % or M (SD).1 | N | % or M (SD) | N | % or M (SD) | |
Parental characteristics.2 | ||||||
Age (years) | 539 | 34.1 (5.0) | 270 | 34.0 (4.9) | 269 | 34.1 (5.1) |
Female | 428 | 78.8 | 218 | 80.4 | 210 | 77.2 |
Male | 115 | 21.2 | 53 | 19.6 | 62 | 22.8 |
Education (%) | ||||||
Primary school (≤ 9 years) | 27 | 5.0 | 15 | 5.6 | 12 | 4.4 |
Highschool (12 years) | 177 | 32.6 | 81 | 30.0 | 96 | 35.3 |
University | 338 | 62.4 | 174 | 64.4 | 164 | 60.3 |
Country of birth (%) | ||||||
Sweden | 390 | 71.3 | 200 | 73.0 | 190 | 69.6 |
Europe | 50 | 9.1 | 27 | 9.8 | 23 | 8.4 |
Outside of Europe | 107 | 19.6 | 47 | 17.2 | 60 | 22.0 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 532 | 25.5 (5.0) | 265 | 25.5 (5.1) | 267 | 25.5 (4.8) |
PSE total score3 | 543 | 22.5 (4.6) | 271 | 22.7 (4.8) | 272 | 22.3 (4.3) |
PSE diet | 543 | 7.7 (1.7) | 271 | 7.7 (1.8) | 272 | 7.6 (1.6) |
PSE physical activity | 543 | 7.8 (1.7) | 271 | 7.9 (1.7) | 272 | 7.8 (1.7) |
PSE screen time | 543 | 7.0 (2.1) | 271 | 7.2 (2.2) | 272 | 6.9 (2.0) |
Children’s characteristics | ||||||
Boys | 279 | 50.5 | 131 | 47.3 | 148 | 53.8 |
Girls | 273 | 49.5 | 146 | 52.7 | 127 | 46.2 |
2.5 years at baseline (%) | 403 | 73.0 | 203 | 73.3 | 200 | 72.7 |
3.0 years at baseline (%) | 149 | 27.0 | 74 | 26.7 | 75 | 27.3 |
Country of birth (%)4 | ||||||
Sweden | 535 | 97.4 | 270 | 97.8 | 265 | 97.1 |
Europe | 6 | 1.1 | 3 | 1.1 | 3 | 1.1 |
Outside of Europe | 8 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.1 | 5 | 1.8 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 549 | 16.8 (1.5) | 277 | 16.9 (1.5) | 272 | 16.8 (1.5) |
2.5 years | 401 | 16.8 (1.4) | 203 | 16.9 (1.4) | 198 | 16.7 (1.4) |
3.0 years | 148 | 16.7 (1.9) | 74 | 16.7 (1.9) | 74 | 16.8 (1.9) |
BMI z-score (SD)5 | 549 | 0.47 (1.0) | 277 | 0.51 (1.0) | 272 | 0.43 (1.0) |
BMI classification (%)6 | ||||||
Thinness (I, II) | 32 | 5.8 | 14 | 5.1 | 18 | 6.6 |
Normal weight | 404 | 73.6 | 200 | 72.2 | 204 | 75.0 |
Overweight | 88 | 16.0 | 50 | 18.0 | 38 | 14.0 |
Obesity (I, II) | 25 | 4.6 | 13 | 4.7 | 12 | 4.4 |
Vegetables and fruit/berries (g/day) | 541 | 214.7 (74.8) | 270 | 220.3 (74.5) | 271 | 209.2 (74.9) |
Vegetables (g/day) | 541 | 43.7 (19.4) | 270 | 46.2 (18.7) | 271 | 41.1 (19.7) |
Fruit/berries (g/day) | 541 | 171.1 (64.8) | 270 | 174.1 (65.1) | 271 | 168.0 (64.5) |
Sweet and savory treats (g/day) | 541 | 24.4 (26.0) | 270 | 21.9 (24.1) | 271 | 26.8 (27.5) |
Sweet drinks (g/day) | 543 | 87.7 (124.1) | 271 | 82.5 (127.6) | 272 | 92.8 (120.5) |
MVPA (min/day) | 539 | 117.7 (57.0) | 269 | 114.9 (58.2) | 270 | 120.4 (55.9) |
MVPA, weekday (min/day) | 541 | 118.7 (61.2) | 270 | 116.2 (62.6) | 271 | 121.2 (59.8) |
MVPA, weekend (min/day) | 540 | 114.9 (57.2) | 270 | 112.0 (57.3) | 270 | 117.8 (57.1) |
Screen time (min/day) | 541 | 70.0 (39.7) | 270 | 67.2 (39.1) | 271 | 72.8 (40.1) |
Screen time, weekday (min/day) | 542 | 62.3 (39.2) | 270 | 59.8 (38.4) | 272 | 64.9 (39.8) |
Screen time, weekend (min/day) | 541 | 89.6 (49.1) | 270 | 85.9 (49.7) | 271 | 93.2 (48.3) |