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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the sample compared to the total NCMP population

From: The benefits and harms of providing parents with weight feedback as part of the national child measurement programme: a prospective cohort study

 

Study sample (%) N = 1,844

NCMP population (%) N = 18,000

P*

Sex

   

Girls

49.7

48.4

0.29

Boys

50.3

51.6

Ethnicity

   

White

66.0

54.5

<0.01

Asian

5.5

10.8

Black

15.7

21.2

Mixed/other

12.8

13.5

School year

   

Reception (4–5 years)

55.5

49.1

<0.01

Year 6 (10–11 years)

44.5

50.9

Weight status

   

Underweight

1.9

1.4

<0.01

Healthy weight

82.8

76.5

Overweight

9.7

12.5

Obese

5.7

9.6

Deprivation quintile †

   

1 (most deprived)

19.1

20.3

<0.01

2

24.6

28.8

3

19.9

21.6

4

16.7

15.7

5 (least deprived)

19.7

13.7

  1. *From chi-squared test for differences between groups; †Quintiles based on Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD).
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