Table 1 Summary sample characteristics (N, %, mean (standard deviation))
Families with preschool children | Families with school-aged children | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Respondents addressed to participate | 296 (100%) | 1610 (100%) | ||
Written consent obtained (%*) | 223 (75.3%) | 1112 (69.1%) | ||
Initiating research (%*) | 215 (72.6%) | 1040 (64.6%) | ||
The final set with valid data (%*) | 185 (62.5%) | 649 (40.3%) | ||
1st-3rd grade | 4th–5th grade | |||
Parent-child dyads | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | |
Mothers | N | 164 | 289 | 254 |
Age (years) | 36.19 (4.20) | 38.19 (4.04) | 38.94 (4.05) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.02 (3.99) | 23.42 (3.68) | 23.91 (3.82) | |
Overweight | 24.39% | 19.04% | 20.87% | |
Obese | 9.76% | 8.30% | 7.87% | |
Fathers | N | 107 | 187 | 161 |
Age (years) | 38.91 (5.29) | 40.15 (4.25) | 41.38 (5.22) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.04 (3.34) | 26.81 (3.42) | 26.64 (3.19) | |
Overweight | 50.47% | 49.20% | 63.31% | |
Obese | 11.21% | 17.11% | 14.91% | |
Girls | N | 88 | 173 | 159 |
Age (years) | 5.59 (0.74) | 7.92 (0.81) | 10.61 (0.74) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 15.13 (2.41) | 16.38 (2.51) | 17.70 (3.00) | |
Overweight | 9.09% | 15.60% | 13.83% | |
Obese | 9.09% | 6.94% | 7.55% | |
Boys | N | 97 | 172 | 145 |
Age (years) | 5.68 (0.73) | 8.00 (0.84) | 10.62 (0.75) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 15.41 (1.81) | 16.65 (2.86) | 17.67 (2.75) | |
Overweight | 6.18% | 15.12% | 17.93% | |
Obese | 9.28% | 13.95% | 8.28% | |