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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of families in the study

From: Associations between toddlers’ and parents’ BMI, in relation to family socio-demography: a cross-sectional study

Socio-demographic characteristics

Mothers

Fathers

p-value

Families

 

n = 697

n = 674

n = 697

Educational level, n (%)

  

<0.0011

Family formation, n (%)

 

 ≤9 years

41 (6)

21 (3)

 

 Both parents

663 (96)

 10–12 years

206 (30)

314 (50)

 

 Alternating between mother and father

9 (1)

 >12 years

118 (17)

88 (14)

 

 Single mother

20 (3)

 University degree

320 (47)

209 (33)

 

Siblings/half-siblings, n (%)

 

Employment status, n (%)

  

<0.0011

 Yes

355 (51)

    

 No

342 (49)

 Employed

439 (66)

552 (86)

 

Type of housing, n (%)

 

 Parental leave

104 (16)

45 (7)

 

 Villa or townhouse

404 (59)

 Student

47 (7)

19 (3)

 

 House outside urban areas

181 (26)

 Unemployed

58 (9)

22 (3)

 

 Apartment

101 (15)

 Other

19 (3)

7 (1)

 

Day care, n (%)

 

Country of origin, n (%)

  

0.0861

 Municipal childcare

360 (57)

 Sweden

649 (93)

639 (95)

 

 At home with mother

202 (32)

 Other

46 (7)

30 (5)

 

 At home with father

68 (11)

Age, median (range)

31 (19–48)

34 (19–59)

<0.0012

  
  1. 1Mothers and fathers compared using the chi-square test
  2. 2Mothers and fathers compared using the Mann–Whitney test