Table 1 Baseline characteristics of children and their parents in intervention and control groups
|  | Total (n = 2145) | Control (n = 1767) | Intervention (n = 378) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Children characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age (year) | 11.52 ± 4.28 | 11.33 ± 4.28 | 12.38 ± 4.13 | < 0.001 |
Sex (boy) | 1055(49.2) | 870(49.2) | 185(48.9) | 0.955 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 18.45 ± 4.37 | 18.38 ± 4.43 | 18.766 ± 4.08 | 0.122 |
Education level | Â | Â | Â | 0.248 |
Primary | 2049 (96) | 1694 (96.2) | 355 (94.9) | Â |
Secondary | 86 (4) | 67 (3.8) | 19 (5.1) | Â |
Maternal characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age (year) |  | 37.6 ± 7.26 | 40.169 ± 7.67 | < 0.001 |
Education |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
Illiterate/primary | 1165(54.3) | 916(51.8) | 249(65.9) | Â |
Secondary | 849(39.6) | 736(41.7) | 113(29.9) | Â |
Higher | 131(6.1) | 115(6.5) | 16(4.2) | Â |
Employment | Â | Â | Â | 0.282 |
Unemployed | 1947(90.8) | 1598(90.4) | 349(92.3) | Â |
Employed | 198(9.2) | 169(9.6) | 29(7.7) | Â |
BMI status | Â | Â | Â | 0.033 |
Normal | 553(25.8) | 474(26.8) | 79(20.9) | Â |
Overweight | 965(45.0) | 776(43.9) | 189(50.0) | Â |
Obese | 627(29.2) | 517(29.3) | 110(29.1) | Â |
Metabolic syndrome | Â | Â | Â | 0.029 |
No | 1362(63.5) | 1141(64.6) | 221(58.5) | Â |
Yes | 783(36.5) | 626(35.4) | 157(41.5) | Â |
Paternal characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age (year) |  | 44.09 ± 8.38 | 47.08 ± 9.01 | < 0.001 |
Education |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
Illiterate/primary | 989(46.1) | 769(43.5) | 220(58.2) | Â |
Secondary | 808(37.7) | 694(39.3) | 114(30.2) | Â |
Higher | 348(16.2) | 304(17.2) | 44(11.6) | Â |
Employment |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
Unemployed | 224(10.4) | 160(9.1) | 64(16.9) | Â |
Employed | 1921(89.6) | 1607(90.9) | 314(83.1) | Â |
BMI status | Â | Â | Â | 0.261 |
Normal | 779(36.8) | 654(37.5) | 125(33.8) | Â |
Overweight | 990(46.8) | 814(46.7) | 176(47.6) | Â |
Obese | 345(16.4) | 276(15.8) | 69(18.6) | Â |
Metabolic syndrome | Â | Â | Â | 0.417 |
No | 1103(53.7) | 915(54.1) | 188(51.8) | Â |
Yes | 950(46.3) | 775(45.9) | 175(48.2) | Â |
Parental risk clusters |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
High risk | 1204(56.1) | 944(53.4) | 260(68.8) | Â |
Low risk | 941(43.9) | 823(46.6) | 118(31.2) | Â |