Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Parents and their Children
Parents | Children | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | Intervention | P | Control | Intervention | P | |
n | 31 | 44 | 39 | 48 | ||
Age, y | 40.3 ± 4.3 | 41.8 ± 4.2 | 0.12 | 10.7 ± 2.2 | 11.2 ± 2.7 | 0.30 |
Sex, % female (n) | 54.8 (17) | 50.0 (22) | 0.68 | 53.8 (21) | 37.5 (18) | 0.13 |
BMI | 28.6 ± 4.0 | 28.2 ± 4.5 | 0.71 | 20.6 ± 3.3 | 20.5 ± 3.5 | 0.84 |
BMI z-score | – | – | – | 1.1 ± 0.8 | 1.0 ± 0.8 | 0.31 |
Overweight, % (n) | 32.3 (10) | 43.2 (19) | 0.48 | 41.0 (16) | 43.8 (21) | 0.57 |
Obesity, % (n) | 45.2 (14) | 31.8 (14) | 12.8 (5) | 6.3 (3) | ||
V/F intake, servings | 5.8 ± 2.4 | 6.3 ± 3.4 | 0.48 | 5.2 ± 2.9 | 5.3 ± 2.5 | 0.81 |
DP intake, servings | 1.8 ± 1.0 | 1.6 ± 0.8 | 0.42 | 2.0 ± 1.0 | 2.0 ± 1.1 | 0.10 |
Reaching V/F recommendations, % (n)1 | 34.6 (9) | 43.2 (19) | 0.48 | 34.3 (11) | 37.5 (18) | 0.78 |
Reaching DP recommendations, % (n)2 | 11.5 (3) | 2.3 (1) | 0.11 | 25.0 (8) | 16.7 (8) | 0.36 |
Family income (CAN$), % (n) | ||||||
< $49,999 | 3.2 (1) | 7.0 (3) | 0.47 | |||
$50,000-99,000 | 35.5 (11) | 18.6 (8) | ||||
> $100,000 | 61.3 (19) | 74.4 (32) | ||||
Education level, % (n) | ||||||
High School or Professional Diploma | 22.5 (7) | 9.1 (4) | 0.57 | |||
Diploma of College Studies | 22.3 (7) | 18.2 (8) | ||||
University Diploma | 51.6 (16) | 68.2 (30) | ||||
Others | 3.2 (1) | 4.6 (2) | ||||
Number of participants per family | 4.5 ± 0.6 | 4.3 ± 0.6 | 0.05 | |||