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Table 6 Baseline characteristics of children with complete data (at least 4/7 days at both BL and FUP) and children with incomplete data (less than 4/7 days at FUP)

From: Does additional support provided through e-mail or SMS in a Web-based Social Marketing program improve children’s food consumption? A Randomized Controlled Trial

 

Children with complete data (n = 341)

Children with incomplete data (n = 267)

p-values

Gender (%)

   

Boys

51.3

46.8

0.270

Mean Age (SD)

8.5 (1.9)

8.5 (1.9)

0.793

 

Children with complete data (n = 333)

Children with incomplete data (n = 255)

 

BMI (%)

  

0.337

Underweight

9.3

11.8

 

Healthy-weight

74.5

69.0

 

Overweight or obese

16.2

19.2

 
 

Children with complete data (n = 341)

Children with incomplete data (n = 267)

 

FOC [median (first-third quartile)]

   

Water

1,71 [0,57–2,14]

1,57 [0,43–2,14]

0.150

Fruit

0,86 [0,43–1,43]

0,71 [0,29–1,29]

0.049

Vegetables

1,14 [0,86–1,57]

1,14 [0,86–1,43]

0.342

Starchy foods

2,71 [2,43–3,14]

2,57 [2,29–3,14]

0.012

Meat

0,71 [0,57–0,86]

0,71 [0,57–1]

0.525

Fish

0,14 [0–0,29]

0,14 [0–0,29]

0.177

Eggs

0,14 [0–0,29]

0,14 [0–0,29]

0.952

Dairy products

1,86 [1,43–2,14]

1,71 [1,29–2]

< 0.001

Fat

0,86 [0,57–1,14]

0,71 [0,57–1]

0.135

Fat meat/fat fish

0,29 [0,14–0,43]

0,14 [0,14–0,43]

0.131

Sweets

1,71 [1,29–2,14]

1,57 [1,29–2]

0.025

Soft drinks

0,43 [0,14–1]

0,29 [0,14–0,71]

0.007*

  1. FOC frequency of consumption. Results presented as means plus standard deviation (SD). T-test for continuous variables. BMI Body Mass Index. BL Baseline assessment. FUP Follow-up assessment