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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study sample

From: Effectiveness of the Healthy Start-Départ Santé approach on physical activity, healthy eating and fundamental movement skills of preschoolers attending childcare centres: a randomized controlled trial

 

Control

Intervention

CHILDREN LEVEL VARIABLES

(n = 433)

(n = 462)

Age (years)

4.1 ± 0.75

4.1 ± 0.77

Sex (boys)

235 (54%)

237 (51%)

Height (cm)

102.8 ± 6.6

103.4 ± 6.6

Weight (kg)

17.1 ± 3.0

17.4 ± 3.1

Waist circumference (cm)

53.6 ± 4.6

53.6 ± 4.5

Age-adjusted BMI (kg/m2)

20.4 ± 3.7

20.3 ± 3.8

Province

 Saskatchewan

230 (53%)

272 (58%)

 New Brunswick

203 (47%)

192 (42%)

Language of ECC

 English

265 (61%)

310 (67%)

 French

168 (39%)

154 (33%)

Location of ECC

 Rural

152 (35%)

197 (42%)

 Urban

281 (65%)

267 (58%)

Median household income (before taxes)

54,773 ± 10,790

54,769 ± 11,067

CHILDCARE CENTRE LEVEL VARIABLES

(n = 30)

(n = 31)

Number of children in ECC

27 ± 12

28 ± 15

Nutrition environment score (scale from 0 to 75)

38.31 ± 7.88

39.39 ± 7.23

PA environment score (scale from 0 to 90)

43.5 ± 10.27

42.0 ± 10.03