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Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics

From: Cluster randomised controlled feasibility study of HENRY: a community-based intervention aimed at reducing obesity rates in preschool children

 

HENRY

Control

Total

Parent/caregiver age

 18–24 years

6 (12.8%)

9 (12.9%)

15 (12.8%)

 25–34 years

34 (72.3%)

45 (64.3%)

79 (67.5%)

 35–44 years old

6 (12.8%)

16 (22.9%)

22 (18.8%)

 45–54 years old

1 (2.1%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.9%)

 55+ years

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Total

47 (100%)

70 (100%)

117 (100%)

Parent/caregiver gender

 Male

0 (0.0%)

4 (5.7%)

4 (3.4%)

 Female

47 (100.0%)

66 (94.3%)

113 (96.6%)

 Total

47 (100%)

70 (100%)

117 (100%)

How did participant learn about the study?

 Poster/leaflet in Children’s Centre

7 (13.7%)

19 (26.4%)

26 (21.1%)

 Introduction at the beginning of group session

3 (5.9%)

19 (26.4%)

22 (17.9%)

 Social media

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Children's Centre website

7 (13.7%)

4 (5.6%)

11 (8.9%)

 Member of staff outside of a group session

19 (37.3%)

20 (27.8%)

39 (31.7%)

 Other

15 (29.4%)

10 (13.9%)

25 (20.3%)

 Total

51 (100%)

72 (100%)

123 (100%)

Relationship to child

 Mother

45 (95.7%)

66 (94.3%)

111 (94.9%)

 Father

0 (0.0%)

4 (5.7%)

4 (3.4%)

 Step–mother/father

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Other

1 (2.1%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.9%)

 Missing

1 (2.1%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.9%)

 Total

47 (100%)

70 (100%)

117 (100%)

Ethnicity

 English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British

27 (57.4%)

47 (67.1%)

74 (63.2%)

 Indian

3 (6.4%)

4 (5.7%)

7 (6.0%)

 Pakistani

7 (14.9%)

5 (7.1%)

12 (10.3%)

 Bangladeshi

1 (2.1%)

1 (1.4%)

2 (1.7%)

 Chinese

1 (2.1%)

1 (1.4%)

2 (1.7%)

 African

0 (0.0%)

3 (4.3%)

3 (2.6%)

 Caribbean

2 (4.3%)

3 (4.3%)

5 (4.3%)

 Mixed ethnicity/Multiple other

0 (0.0%)

1 (1.4%)

1 (0.9%)

 White other

5 (10.6%)

5 (7.1%)

10 (8.5%)

 Other

1 (2.1%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.9%)

 Total

47 (100%)

70 (100%)

117 (100%)

Child age

 6–11 months

19 (40.4%)

19 (27.1%)

38 (33.0%)

 12–23 months

12 (25.5%)

24 (34.3%)

36 (31.3%)

 2 years

5 (10.6%)

19 (27.1%)

24 (20.9%)

 3 years

7 (14.9%)

4 (5.7%)

11 (9.6%)

 4 years

2 (4.3%)

2 (2.9%)

4 (3.5%)

 Missinga

2 (4.3%)

2 (2.9%)

4 (3.5%)

 Total

47 (100%)

70 (100%)

117 (100%)

Child gender

 Male

20 (42.6%)

36 (51.4%)

56 (47.9%)

 Female

24 (51.1%)

34 (48.6%)

58 (49.6%)

 Missing

3 (6.4%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (2.6%)

 Total

47 (100%)

70 (100%)

117 (100%)

Other children in house

 Yes

30 (63.8%)

38 (54.3%)

68 (58.1%)

 No

17 (36.2%)

32 (45.7%)

49 (41.9%)

 Missing

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Total

47 (100%)

70 (100%)

117 (100%)

  1. aFor 2 children (1 child in the HENRY arm and 1 child in the control arm), age was collected but due to data inaccuracies, it was set to missing