Intervention Effects of a School-Based Health Promotion Programme on Obesity Related Behavioural Outcomes
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of participants in the “Join the Healthy Boat” study.
Missing
Intervention
Control
Total
Values
( = 954)
( = 782)
( = 1736)
Age, years m (sd)
7.09 (0.63)
7.06 (0.63)
7.08 (0.63)
Boys, (%)
475 (49.8)
411 (52.6)
886 (51.0)
Migration background, (%)
244
280 (34.2)*
183 (27.2)*
463 (31.0)
Anthropometry
BMI, m (sd)
16.03 (2.22)
15.92 (2.03)
15.98 (2.14)
BMIPCT, m (sd)
48.87 (27.82)
48.12 (27.49)
48.53 (27.67)
Overweight and obesity, (%)
95 (10.0)
70 (9.0)
165 (9.0)
Parental characteristics
Tertiary family educational level, (%)
270
268 (33.2)
208 (31.6)
476 (32.5)
Overweight (mother), (%)
301
247 (31.5)
195 (30.0)
442 (30.8)
Overweight (father), (%)
393
460 (61.9)
355 (59.2)
815 (60.7)
Health and lifestyle characteristics
MVPA on ≥4 days/week ≥60 min/day, (%)
266
216 (26.8)
183 (27.6)
399 (27.1)
Screen media ≥1 h/day, (%)
207
122 (14.5)
83 (12.0)
205 (13.4)
Soft drinks ≥1 time/week, (%)
198
207 (24.5)
156 (22.5)
363 (23.6)
Skipping breakfast, (%)
196
110 (13.0)
89 (12.8)
199 (12.9)
m (sd): mean (standard deviation); BMI: body mass index, BMIPCT: BMI percentiles, and MVPA: moderate to vigorous physical activity.
*Significant difference, .
