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Table 3 Descriptive statistics of the total sample at baseline

From: Effects of a family-based lifestyle intervention on co-physical activity and other health-related outcomes of fathers and their children: the ‘Run Daddy Run’ intervention

 

Fathers

Children

N = 98 (35 intervention group, 63 control group)

Total

Intervention

Control

Total

Intervention

Control

Sex

(% male)

100

100

100

41.8

45.7

40.3

Age in yrs

(mean, SD)

39.7 (4.5)

39.9 (4.0)

39.6 (4.8)

7.1 (0.9)

7.1 (0.8)

7.0 (0.9)

BMI in kg/m² (father)

or z-scores (child)

(mean, SD)

25.1 (3.1)

25.5 (3.1)

24.9 (3.1)

-0.1 (1.3)

-0.3 (1.2)

0.1 (1.3)

Education level

(% high education)

73.2

79.7

77.9

-

-

-

Co-PA in min/day

(mean, SD)

14.5 (20.4)

11.5 (13.6)

16.0 (23.2)

See father

See father

See father

Total volume PA

in mg /day

(mean, SD)

45.7 (20.4)

44.6 (21.4)

46.4 (19.8)

75.9 (25.4)

71.44 (25.89)

78.3 (24.8)

Total SB in min/day

(mean, SD)

673.2 (142.1)

689.9 (130.9)

664.1 (147.2)

541.3 (98.2)

558.5 (112.0)

531.9 (88.6)

  1. Note. Values in bold are p < 0.05