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Table 1 Baseline sociodemographic characteristics of gardeners and non-gardeners of the JArDinS study

From: Improving lifestyles sustainability through community gardening: results and lessons learnt from the JArDinS quasi-experimental study

 

Gardeners (n = 66)

Non-gardeners (n = 66)

P-valuea

Matching criteria

Individual level 

 Age (year), mean (SD):

44.0 (14.0)

44.9 (13.7)

0.706

 Females, n (%)

50 (75.8)

50 (75.8)

0.808

Household level

 Household structure, n (%): 

  

0.999

 Single adult with no child

25 (37.9)

25 (37.9)

 

 Single adult with at least 1 child

6 (9.1)

7 (10.6)

 

 > 1 adult with no child

20 (30.3)

20 (30.3)

 

 > 1 adult with at least 1 child

15 (22.7)

14 (21.2)

 

 Household income (€/month/consumption unit), n (%):

  

0.605

 < 1110

14 (21.2)

11 (16.7)

 

 1110–1999

29 (43.9)

26 (39.4)

 

 2000–2699

11 (16.7)

17 (25.8)

 

 ≥ 2700

10 (15.2)

9 (13.6)

 

 NA

2 (3.0)

3 (4.5)

 

 Other sociodemographic characteristics

 Individual level

 Education level, n (%):

   

 Elementary school

1 (1.5)

1 (1.5)

0.049b

 Secondary school

15 (22.7)

6 (9.1)

 

 University or equivalent

50 (75.8)

59 (89.4)

 

 BMI (kg/m2)

22.6 (3.0)

23.8 (4.0)

0.046

 No meat or fish eater, n (%)

13 (19.7)

8 (12.1)

0.157

 Experience in gardening, n (%):

  

1.000c

 Beginner

47 (71.2)

47 (71.2)

 

 Intermediate

19 (28.8)

17 (25.8)

 

 Advanced

0

2 (3.0)

 

 Household level

 Percentage of meals consumed outside of the home in total household meals (%), mean (SD)

16.4 (11.7)

20.6 (15.3)

0.033

  1. a P-value for the difference between the two groups using paired t-test for age and BMI, and McNemar test for other variables
  2. b The first two categories were grouped together for statistical analysis
  3. c The last two categories were grouped together for statistical analysis