Table 4 Characteristics of the European children in the intervention and control group at pretest (September 2011)
Baseline sample | ||
|---|---|---|
Intervention group | Control group | |
n = 1569 | n = 1578 | |
Demographics | M ± SD | M ± SD |
Age child | 11.3 ± 0.8 | 11.2 ± 0.8 |
Age parent | 40.6 ± 5.1 | 40.4 ± 5.2 |
Sex (%) | ||
Female | 49.7 | 52.7 |
Sex parent (%) | ||
Female | 85.9 | 88 |
Family educational level | ||
at least one parent ≥14 years of education | 62.8 | 63.7 |
Behaviours | ||
Children’s TV viewing (hours/day) | 1.6 ± 1.0 | 1.6 ± 1.0 |
Children’s computer/game console (hours/day) | 1.2 ± 1.0 | 1.2 ± 1.0 |
Parents’ TV viewing (hours/day) | 2.1 ± 0.9 | 1.6 ± 1.0 |
Parents’ computer/game console (hours/day) | 0.6 ± 0.7 | 0.6 ± 0.7 |