Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 3–5-year-old children and their parents in the BRA-study (n 633)
Control group n 320 | Intervention group n 313 | Pa | |
|---|---|---|---|
Child gender | |||
Boy (%) | 154 (48.1) | 153 (48.9) | 0.85 |
Girl (%) | 166 (51.9) | 160 (51.1) | |
Child year of birth | |||
2010 (%) | 167 (52.2) | 164 (52.4) | 0.96 |
2011 (%) | 153 (47.8) | 149 (47.6) | |
Maternal education | |||
Low (Upper secondary school or less) (%) | 86 (29.9) | 92 (32.9) | 0.44 |
High (University college/university) (%) | 202 (70.1) | 188 (67.1) | |
Missing (n) | 32 | 33 | |
Kindergarten ownership | |||
Public (%) | 136 (42.5) | 180 (57.5) | < 0.001 |
Private (%) | 184 (57.5) | 133 (42.5) | |
Child vegetable intake | |||
Baseline frequency of vegetable intake (Q1)b (times per day) (mean (SD) | 2.9 (1.7) | 3.3 (1.9) | 0.009 |
Baseline variety in vegetable intake (Q1)b (numbers per month) (mean (SD) | 10.1 (4.4) | 11.0 (4.1) | 0.026 |
Baseline total vegetable amount (Q2 + direct observation)c (grams per day) (mean (SD) | 110.8 (86.2) | 127.4 (80.0) | 0.102 |
Observed baseline vegetable amount (direct observation only)d (grams per day) (mean (SD) | 40.0 (39.0) | 51.2 (51.8) | 0.014 |