Table 1 Characteristics of participating clubs, club representatives and parents at baseline and post-intervention
From: Implementing health policies in Australian junior sports clubs: an RCT
| Â | Â | Baseline | Post-intervention | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Â | Intervention n (%) | Control n (%) | Intervention n (%) | Control n (%) |
Clubs |  | N = 41 | N = 38 | N = 27 | N = 30 |
 Football code | AFL | 23 (56) | 20 (53) | 16 (59) | 18 (60) |
Rugby League | 18 (44) | 18 (47) | 11 (41) | 12 (40) | |
 Club sizea | Small (< 169 members) | 21 (58) | 13 (43) | 10 (37) | 5 (17) |
Large (≥169 members) | 15 (42) | 17 (57) | 17 (63) | 25 (83) | |
 Location | Metropolitan | 40 (98) | 31 (82) | 27 (100) | 24 (80) |
Regional | 1 (2.4) | 7 (18) | 0 (0) | 6 (20) | |
Club representatives |  | N = 41 | N = 38 | N = 27 | N = 30 |
 Age | M (SD) | 46.7 (7.3) | 45.3 (6.2) | 49.3 (8.4) | 46.3 (6.1) |
 Gender | Male | 20 (49) | 21 (55) | 17 (63) | 20 (67) |
Female | 21 (51) | 17 (45) | 10 (37) | 10 (33) | |
 Role at club | Committee memberb | 35 (85) | 38 (100) | 25 (93) | 29 (97) |
Coach, Team manager, other | 6 (15) | 0 (0) | 2 (7.4) | 1 (3.3) | |
Parents |  | N= 141 | N= 156 | N = 57 | N = 74 |
 Age | M (SD) | 42.7 (5.9) | 43.2 (5.9) | 44.7 (5.5) | 44.7 (5.7) |
 Gender | Male | 39 (28) | 54 (35) | 16 (28) | 22 (30) |
| Â | Female | 102 (72) | 102 (65) | 41 (72) | 52 (70) |
 Education level | High School | 31 (22) | 28 (18) | 13 (23) | 11 (15) |
| Â | Trade/certificate | 42 (30) | 43 (28) | 17 (30) | 18 (24) |
| Â | Tertiary | 68 (48) | 85 (54) | 27 (47) | 45 (61) |
 Weekly income | <$800 | 41 (30) | 40 (27) | 12 (24) | 20 (31) |
|  | $800–$1499 | 37 (27) | 48 (33) | 16 (32) | 17 (26) |
| Â | $1500 | 57 (42) | 58 (40) | 22 (44) | 28 (43) |