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Table 2 Participant characteristics for Studies I and II

From: Validation of a maternal questionnaire on correlates of physical activity in preschool children

Variable1

Study I (n = 24)

Study II (n = 398)

Mother's age in years (Mean ± SD)

34.6 ± 4.0

35.0 ± 3.6

Mother's BMI (Median & IQR)

25.1 (22.3 to 29.1)

25.3 (22.5 to 29.4)

Child's BMI (Mean ± SD)

16.0 ± 1.1

16.2 ± 1.8

Gender of 4-year-old (% boys)

70.8

49.8

House-ownership (% own/buying house)

95.8

88.6

Age mother finished full-time education (Median & IQR)

19 (16 to 22)

18 (16 to 21)

Father lives in household (% yes)

100.0

90.7

Ethnicity (% white)

95.8

96.5

  1. 1. SD = standard deviation; BMI = body mass index; IQR = inter-quartile range.