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Table 1 Characteristics of parents attending at least one session of the PEACH™ QLD program

From: Parent engagement and attendance in PEACH™ QLD – an up-scaled parent-led childhood obesity program

Characteristic

n = 338a

n (%)

Parent sociodemographic factors

 

Marital status (Partnered; Unpartnered)

 Partnered

239 (71)

Parent education (Year 12 or less; TAFE/trade/University degree)

 12 years of schooling or less

113 (34)

Socioeconomic status (SEIFA IRSADc)

 Most disadvantaged (deciles 1–4)

97 (29)

Parent mediating factors d

Mean ± SD b

Parent perceptions

 Severity of weight problem in child (1–5)

3.4 ± 1.2

 Susceptibility of child to chronic disease (1–5)

3.5 ± 1.2

Parent self-efficacy

 Confidence to create healthy home environment (1–5)

3.0 ± 0.9

 General parenting (1–5)

3.5 ± 0.8

  1. aSecond and third children of families with more than one child enrolled in the program, were not included in analyses
  2. bStandard Deviation
  3. cSocio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) Index of Relative Socioeconomic Advantage and Disadvantage [32]
  4. dHigher scores represent greater concern or efficacy