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Table 1 Sample characteristics of children at baseline

From: Effect of a sport-for-health intervention (SmokeFree Sports) on smoking-related intentions and cognitions among 9-10 year old primary school children: a controlled trial

 

Comparison

Intervention

 

All (n = 241) M ± SD or %

Boys (n = 114) M ± SD or %

Girls (n = 127) M ± SD or %

All (n = 720) M ± SD or %

Boys (n = 363) M ± SD or %

Girls (n = 357) M ± SD or %

Demographics

      

 Age (years)

9.6 ± 0.3

9.6 ± 0.3

9.6 ± 0.3

9.6 ± 0.3

9.6 ± 0.3

9.6 ± 0.3

 Ethnicity (White British)

98.3

99.1

97.6

82.1

82.6

81.5

 Deprivation level (IMD)

50.9 ± 17.9

49.8 ± 17.7

51.9 ± 18.2

55.7 ± 16.4

55.5 ± 16.5

55.8 ± 16.3

Enjoyment of physical activity

      

 PACES enjoyment scale (range 1–5)

4.3 ± 0.7

4.3 ± 0.7

4.3 ± 0.7

4.3 ± 0.7

4.2 ± 0.8

4.4 ± 0.6

Smoking intentions

      

 Total non-smoking intentions (range 4–12)

11.7 ± 1.0

11.6 ± 1.1

11.7 ± 0.9

11.8 ± 0.8

11.7 ± 1.0

11.9 ± 0.5

Self-efficacy

      

 Total refusal self-efficacy (range 3–15)

13.5 ± 3.2

13.5 ± 3.1

13.5 ± 3.3

13.7 ± 3.0

13.4 ± 3.3

14.0 ± 2.7

Attitudes towards smoking

      

 Smoking is bad for health (‘definitely yes’)

88.8

87.7

89.8

90.1

86.2

94.1

 Safe to smoke year or two (‘definitely not’)

59.8

60.5

59.1

64.4

63.6

65.3

 Difficult to quit once started (‘definitely yes’)

43.2

45.6

40.9

52.8

51.2

54.3

 Others smoke harmful to you (‘definitely yes’)

59.3

60.5

58.3

66.1

63.1

69.2

 Affects sports performance (‘definitely yes’)

51.0

53.5

48.8

58.3

59.2

57.4

 Makes you gain/lose weight (‘no difference’)

42.3

37.7

46.5

42.6

45.2

40.1

Social influences

      

 Mother smoking

40.7

39.5

41.7

34.9

32.2

37.5

 Father smoking

43.6

47.4

40.2

38.2

38.0

38.4

 Sibling smoking

10.8

10.5

11.0

9.2

8.0

10.4

 Friend smokinga

18.7

25.4

12.6

17.1

22.9

11.2

  1. Notes: IMD, Indices of multiple deprivation score; aat least one friend smokes or tried