Table 3 Background characteristics of the parents responding to the baseline questionnaire in the intervention (INT) and comparison (COM) group. Means and standard deviations (SD) or numbers (n) and proportions (%)
INT (n = 401) | COM (n = 561) | |
|---|---|---|
Relationship with the student, n (%) | ||
• Mother | 317 (79.1) | 436 (77.7) |
• Father | 77 (19.2) | 116 (20.7) |
• Other | 7 (1.7) | 9 (1.6) |
Education, n (%) | ||
• Secondary school | 13 (3.3) | 17 (3.0) |
• High school graduate | 15 (3.8) | 26 (4.6) |
• Vocational school | 195 (48.9) | 289 (51.7) |
• Lower or higher university degree | 176 (44.1) | 228 (40.7) |
Working full or part-time, n (%) | 332 (82.2) | 481 (85.9) |
BMI, mean (SD) | 24.8 (4.3) | 25.4 (4.3) |
• > 25 kg/m2, n (%) | 145 (37.9) | 253 (46.8) |
Self-rated fitness | ||
• Better than peers | 194 (48.7) | 232 (41.7) |
• Equal to peers | 149 (37.4) | 227 (40.8) |
• Worse than peers | 54 (13.6) | 98 (17.6) |
Own activity level at age 14 to 15 on Osgood scale from 0 to100a), mean (SD) | ||
• Active commuting to school | 6.9 (3.0) | 6.9 (3.1) |
• Exercise as a hobby | 6.6 (2.8) | 6.5 (3.2) |
Walking or cycling as a primary transportation mode to work, n (%) | 85 (21.4) | 116 (20.8) |
Frequency of moderate-to-vigorous leisure PA | ||
• ≥ 4 times a week | 143 (35.7) | 195 (34.8) |
• 2 to 3 times a week | 189 (47.1) | 233 (41.5) |
• ≤ once a week | 69 (17.2) | 133 (23.7) |
Daily minutes of sitting during a weekday, mean (SD) | ||
• At work | 235 (171) | 222 (169) |
• At home (TV, videos, computer) | 117 (59) | 114 (72) |