Table 1 Baseline characteristics at child age five years
Total (n = 2007) | Boys (n = 1013) | Girls (n = 994) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Child socio-demographics | |||
Age at baseline; mean years (sd) (missing n = 6) | 5.75 (0.42) | 5.77 (0.42) | 5.72 (0.41) |
Ethnic background; n Dutch (%) (missing n = 27) | 1804 (91.10) | 996 (98.61) | 974 (98.38) |
BMI; mean kg/m2 (sd) (missing n = 6) | 15.39 (1.47) | 15.42 (1.35) | 15.36 (1.59) |
Average minutes of outside play; mean (sd) (missing n =0) | 108.99 (65.01) | 112.72 (65.86) | 104.72 (63.41) |
Outside play ≥ 60 minutes per day, n (%) (missing =0) | 76.3 | 78.9 | 73.6 |
Parental socio-demographics | |||
Age; mean years (sd), in years (missing n = 6) | 37.14 (4.38) | 37.07 (4.37) | 37.21 (4.40) |
Gender; n male (%) (missing n = 7) | 179 (9.00) | 94 (9.31) | 85 (8.59) |
Ethnic background; n Dutch (%) (missing n = 1) | 1909 (95.20) | 996 (97.67) | 943 (96.38) |
Education level; n (%) (missing n = 1) | |||
Low | 50 (2.50) | 23 (2.27) | 27 (2.72) |
Mid-low | 288 (14.40) | 142 (14.03) | 146 (14.69) |
Mid-high | 902 (45.00) | 463 (45.75) | 439 (44.16) |
High | 766 (38.20) | 384 (37.94) | 382 (38.43) |
BMI; mean kg/m2 (sd) (missing n = 32) | 23.94 (7.98) | 24.11 (10.65) | 23.77 (3.60) |
Family environment | |||
Parental attitude; meanscore (sd) (missing n = 16) | 3.61 (1.05) | 3.60 (1.06) | 3.62 (1.04) |
Family attitude; meanscore (sd) (missing n = 42) | 2.76 (1.04) | 2.73 (1.04) | 2.79 (1.04) |
Self-confidence; n agree (%) (missing n = 86) | 1021 (53.10) | 529 (54.37) | 492 (51.90) |
Perceived difficulty; n agree (%) (missing n = 53) | 220 (11.30) | 107 (10.81) | 113 (11.72) |
Habit strength; n agree (%) (missing n = 30) | 1607 (81.30) | 836 (83.52) | 771 (79.00) |
Intention to improve; n agree (%) (missing n = 51) | 881 (45.00) | 438 (44.20) | 443 (45.91) |
Monitoring; n frequent (%) (missing n = 7) | 1565 (78.30) | 794 (78.69) | 711 (77.80) |
Active encouragement; n frequent (%) (missing n = 12) | 1639 (82.60) | 822 (82.28) | 817 (82.86) |
Child autonomy; n frequent (%) (missing n = 18) | 421 (21.10) | 215 (21.39) | 206 (20.81) |
Perception of outside play; n more (%) (missing n = 42) | 539 (27.40) | 295 (29.65) | 244 (25.15) |
Presence of rules; % with rules (missing n = 118) | 814 (43.10) | 425 (44.69) | 389 (41.47) |
Modelling parent, mean days PA (sd) (missing n = 169) | 4.49 (2.10) | 4.49 (2.12) | 4.49 (2.08) |
Modelling partner, mean days PA (sd) (missing n = 157) | 4.83 (2.27) | 4.83 (2.30) | 4.81 (2.24) |
Modelling siblings, mean days PA (sd) (missing n = 266) | 6.58 (1.61) | 6.59 (1.62) | 6.56 (1.61) |
Perceived physical environment | |||
Traffic business; n agree (%) (missing n = 2) | 567 (28.30) | 279 (27.57) | 288 (29.00) |
Safety perception during daytime; n agree (%) (missing n = 11) | 1460 (73.10) | 751 (74.50) | 709 (71.76) |
Safety perception during evenings; n agree (%) (missing n = 17) | 1035 (52.00) | 543 (54.19) | 492 (49.80) |
Presence of sidewalks; n agree (%) (missing n = 11) | 1365 (68.40) | 701 (69.47) | 664 (67.27) |
Friendliness for children; n agree (%) (missing n = 10) | 1661 (83.20) | 847 (84.11) | 814 (82.22) |
Attractiveness for children; n agree (%) (missing n = 14) | 1502 (75.20) | 763 (75.84) | 739 (74.50) |
Opportunities for outside play; n agree (%) (missing n = 16) | 1390 (69.70) | 703 (69.81) | 687 (69.60) |
Safety without supervision; n agree (%) (missing n = 12) | 1093 (54.80) | 557 (55.42) | 537 (54.09) |