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Table 1 Locality areas and IMD

From: Parents' beliefs about appropriate infant size, growth and feeding behaviour: implications for the prevention of childhood obesity

Name of area

Description

Median (Range) IMD

Area 1

(n = 5)

City suburbs, average numbers of ethnic groups/low rates of childhood obesity (1)

12.19 (8.97-24.58)

Area 2

(n = 4)

Inner City, deprived, high numbers of ethnic group/high rates of childhood obesity (2)

32.92 (12.59-37.67)

Area 3

(n = 7)

Inner City, deprived, average numbers of ethnic groups/high rates of childhood obesity (2)

60.31 (35.57-66.29)

Area 4

(n = 9)

Coastal town, deprived, low minority ethnic groups/high rates of childhood obesity (1)

32.69 (10.39-41.39)

Area 5

(n = 8)

City suburbs, average numbers of ethnic groups/high rates of childhood obesity (2)

12.65 (10.97-28.23)

Area 6

(n = 5)

Rural town, low minority ethnic groups/high rates of childhood obesity (1)

23.01 (19.85-23.01)

  1. (1) Area prospectively selected using IMD (2007) [16]
  2. (2) Area prospectively selected using PCT data [15]