Skip to main content

Table 3 Descriptive characteristics of participants at baseline (time 0)

From: Feasibility trial evaluation of a physical activity and screen-viewing course for parents of 6 to 8 year-old children: Teamplay

 

Intervention (n = 25)

Control (n = 23)

 

   n (%)

   n (%)

Gender of study child

  

Female

8 (61.9)

11 (68.8)

Male

13 (38.1)

5 (31.3)

Parent relationship to child

  

Mother

25 (100)

22 (95.7)

Father

0 (0)

1 (4.4)

Ethnicity

  

White British

12 (48)

15 (65.2)

African

8 (32)

1 (4.3)

Indian

2 (8)

1 (4.3)

Caribbean

1 (4)

0

Any other White

0

4 (17.4)

Any other Asian

0

1 (4.3)

Any other ethnic group

1 (4)

0

Missing

1 (4)

1 (4.3)

IMD

  

1st Quartile (lowest IMD)

4 (16)

8 (34.5)

2nd Quartile

8 (32)

4 (17.1)

3rd Quartile

5 (20)

7 (30.4)

4th Quartile (Highest IMD)

8 (32)

4 (17.1)

Employment

(n = 21)

(n = 19)

Not employed

9 (42.9)

10 (52.6)

1-11 (hours/week)

6 (28.6)

1 (5.3)

12-21 (hours/week)

3 (14.3)

2 (10.5)

21-36 (hours/week)

1 (4.8)

2 (10.5)

≥ 37 (hours/week)

2 (9.5)

4 (21.1)

Child screen-viewing

  

Weekday

  

<2 hours / day

16 (72.7)

13 (68.4)

≥2 hours / day

6 (27.3)

6 (31.6)

Weekend

  

<2 hours / day

5 (23.8)

4 (21.1)

≥2 hours / day

16 (76.2)

15 (78.9)

Parent screen-viewing

  

Weekday

  

<2 hours / day

14 (66.7)

12 (63.2)

≥2 hours / day

7 (33.3)

7 (36.8)

Weekend

  

<2 hours / day

8 (40.0)

8 (42.1)

≥2 hours / day

12 (60.0)

11 (57.9)

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Age of study child (n = 16)

6.6 (1.3)

8. (1.89)

Number of children

2.4 (0.9)

2.8 (1.1)

Mean IMD score

28.4 (16.4)

25.5 (17.7)

Parent physic al activity

  

Weekday MVPA (mins / day)

56.63 (23.2)

56.14 (31.5)

Weekend MVPA (mins / day)

36.40 (15.5)

53.02 (44.3)

Child physical activity

  

Weekday MVPA (mins / day)

57.29 (18.6)

57.427 (17.0)

Weekend MVPA (mins / day)

58.99 (28.7)

58.542 (41.1)