Table 1 Baseline characteristics
Children socioeconomic status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Intervention | Comparison | p-value | |
Age, years | N = 239 | N = 124 | N = 115 | 0.530 |
8.41 ± 1.14 | 8.59 ± 1.23 | 8.23 ± 1.00 | ||
6–7 | 56 (23.43%) | 27 (21.77%) | 29 (25.22%) | |
8–11 | 183 (76.57%) | 97 (78.23%) | 86 (74.78%) | |
Gender | N = 239 | N = 124 | N = 115 | 0.179 |
Male | 123 (51.46%) | 69 (55.65%) | 54 (46.96%) | |
Female | 116 (48.54%) | 55 (44.35%) | 61 (53.04%) | |
Body weight status | N = 235 | N = 122 | N = 113 | 0.151 |
Underweight | 3 (1.28%) | 3 (2.46%) | 0 (0.00%) | |
Normal | 180 (76.60%) | 89 (72.95%) | 91 (80.53%) | |
Overweight | 33 (14.04%) | 17 (13.93%) | 16 (14.16%) | |
Obese | 19 (8.09%) | 13 (10.66%) | 6 (5.31%) | |
IQ level | N = 239 | N = 124 | N = 115 | 0.586 |
100.45 ± 14.00 | 99.98 ± 14.10 | 100.97 ± 13.93 | ||
Chronic disease | N = 235 | N = 122 | N = 113 | 0.662 |
Yes | 39 (16.60%) | 19 (15.57%) | 20 (17.70%) | |
No | 196 (83.40%) | 103 (84.43%) | 93 (82.30%) | |
Learning disability | N = 234 | N = 121 | N = 113 | 0.991 |
Yes | 31 (13.25%) | 16 (13.22%) | 15 (13.27%) | |
No | 203 (86.75%) | 105 (86.78%) | 98 (86.73%) | |
Parental marital status | N = 239 | N = 124 | N = 115 | 0.111 |
Married | 205 (85.77%) | 112 (90.32%) | 8 (6.96%) | |
Divorce | 22 (9.21%) | 8 (6.45%) | 93 (80.87%) | |
Single | 12 (5.02%) | 4 (3.23%) | 14 (12.17%) | |
Family monthly income ($HKD) | N = 238 | N = 124 | N = 114 | 0.606 |
14,458.3 ± 7204.9 | 14,226.8 ± 6253.1 | 14,710.1 ± 8135.7 | ||
Government CSSA | N = 234 | N = 119 | N = 115 | 0.993 |
Yes | 55 (23.50%) | 28 (23.53%) | 27 (23.48%) | |
No | 179 (76.50%) | 91 (76.47%) | 88 (76.52%) | |