Table 5 Cross-tabulation of parental perception of the seriousness of their child’s weight by eligibility criteria at enrolment, and weight status
|  | Do you think that your child’s weight is a serious health concern? | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All children (n = 709) | Overweight children (n = 150) | Obese children (n = 559) | ||||||||
Phase | Not serious | Serious | Very serious | Not serious | Serious | Very serious | Not serious | Serious | Very serious | |
Targeted Eligibility Criterion | n (%)a | 135 (25.5) | 199 (37.6) | 195 (36.9) | 43 (44.8) | 39 (40.6) | 14 (14.6) | 92 (21.2) | 160 (37.0) | 181 (41.8) |
ARb | −2.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | −2.6 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.04 | 0.6 | −0.5 | |
Universal Eligibility Criterion | n (%)a | 63 (35.0) | 55 (30.6) | 62 (34.4) | 36 (66.7) | 12 (22.2) | 6 (11.1) | 27 (21.4) | 43 (34.1) | 56 (44.4) |
ARb | 2.3 | −1.7 | −0.6 | 2.6 | −2.5 | −0.6 | −0.04 | −0.6 | 0.5 | |
|  | χ2 = 6.409, df = 2, p = 0.044 | χ2 = 6.895, df = 2, p = 0.036 | χ2 = 0.377, df = 2, p = 0.836 | |||||||