Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the sample
Characteristics | Intervention (n = 67) | Wait-list control (n = 67) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | Mean ± SD | n (%) | Mean ± SD | ||
Parent | |||||
Age (years) | 39.8 (3.6) | 41.3 (5.7) | 0.079 | ||
Gender - female | 39 (58.2) | 37 (55.2) | 0.862 | ||
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.4 (4.41) | 27.8 (4.27) | 0.622 | ||
Child | |||||
Age (years) | 9.6 (1.2) | 9.6 (1.2) | 0.826 | ||
Gender - female | 40 (59.7) | 38 (56.7) | 0.861 | ||
Height (cm) | 136.1 (8.6) | 135.6 (9.2) | 0.753 | ||
Weight (kg) | 47.0 (10.5) | 48.2 (12.0) | 0.537 | ||
BMI | 25.2 (3.5) | 25.7 (3.9) | 0.272 | ||
BMI z-score | 2.0 (0.4) | 2.1 (0.4) | 0.381 | ||
BMI z-score category | 0.861 | ||||
Overweight | 28 (41.8) | 27 (40.3) | |||
Obese | 39 (58.2) | 40 (59.7) | |||
Waist circumference (cm) | 77.7 (8.8) | 78.8 (9.1) | 0.465 | ||
Waist circumference percentile | 90.2 (8.0) | 91.3 (7.0) | 0.410 | ||
Total body fat | 37.9 (4.2) | 37.6 (4.1) | 0.740 | ||