Table 1 Demographics of women and children participating in the Norwegian Fit for Delivery study, and family meal participation characteristics provided 12 months post-partum (n = 408)
From: Family meal participation is associated with dietary intake among 12-month-olds in Southern Norway
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Maternal and child characteristics | ||
Maternal education (university level) | 305 | 74.8 |
Mother currently employed | 352 | 86.3 |
Mother currently student | 39 | 9.6 |
Maternal smoking (never) | 302 | 70.4 |
Belonging to the NFFD intervention group | 207 | 50.9 |
Child sex - proportion of boys | 233 | 57.1 |
Child attending daycare | 112 | 27.5 |
Proportion of children eating the respective meals with family oftena | ||
Breakfast (n = 403) | 297 | 73.7 |
Lunch (n = 398) | 186 | 53.3 |
Dinner (n = 406) | 302 | 74.4 |
Between-meal snacks (n = 379) | 102 | 26.9 |
Supper (n = 401) | 155 | 38.7 |
Proportion of children having the respective number of meal categories with family oftena | ||
Never or seldom eating meals with family | 36 | 9.6 |
One meal category | 50 | 13.3 |
Two meal categories | 82 | 21.9 |
Three meal categories | 105 | 28.0 |
Four meal categories | 51 | 13.6 |
Five meal categories | 51 | 13.6 |