Baseline characteristics of 243 women attending Gosport and Havant Sure Start Centres (control group) and 266 women attending Southampton Sure Start Centres (interventions group)
| Characteristics | Control (n=243) | Intervention (n=266) | p Value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at baseline interview (yrs) (mean (SD)) | 32.0 (5.0) | 32.0 (5.8) | 0.9 |
| Educational attainment (n (%)) | 0.03 | ||
| None | 6 (2.5) | 11 (4.2) | |
| GCSE D or lower | 17 (7.0) | 12 (4.5) | |
| GCSE A*-C | 64 (26.3) | 58 (22.0) | |
| A-level | 85 (35.0) | 76 (28.8) | |
| HND | 12 (4.9) | 12 (4.5) | |
| Degree or above | 59 (24.3) | 95 (36.0) | |
| Number of children at baseline (n (%)) | 0.3 | ||
| 0 | 2 (0.8) | 2 (0.8) | |
| 1 | 116 (47.7) | 136 (51.1) | |
| 2 | 80 (32.9) | 88 (33.1) | |
| 3 | 29 (11.9) | 25 (9.4) | |
| 4+ | 16 (6.6) | 15 (5.6) | |
| Sure Start registered (n (%)) | <0.001 | ||
| No | 30 (12.3) | 62 (23.4) | |
| Yes | 206 (84.8) | 168 (63.4) | |
| Do not know | 7 (2.9) | 35 (13.2) | |
| In receipt of benefits (n (%)) | 0.5 | ||
| No | 162 (66.7) | 170 (63.9) | |
| Yes | 81 (33.3) | 96 (36.1) | |
| Home ownership (n (%)) | 0.001 | ||
| Owns or buying with mortgage | 164 (67.5) | 189 (71.1) | |
| Rents from private landlord | 35 (14.4) | 24 (9.0) | |
| Rents from council/housing association | 24 (9.9) | 46 (17.3) | |
| Other rented accommodation | 3 (1.2) | 1 (0.4) | |
| Lives with parents | 5 (2.1) | 5 (1.9) | |
| MOD/army property | 9 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Other | 3 (1.2) | 1 (0.4) | |
| Ethnic group (n (%)) | 0.001 | ||
| White | 240 (98.8) | 246 (92.8) | |
| Non-white | 3 (1.2) | 19 (7.2) | |
| Food and money score (3 grps) (n (%)) | 0.03 | ||
| Food secure | 197 (81.4) | 234 (88.0) | |
| Food insecure | 24 (9.9) | 20 (7.5) | |
| Hungry | 21 (8.7) | 12 (4.5) | |
| General control: total (mean (SD)) | 27.0 (2.5) | 27.6 (2.8) | 0.02 |
| Paid work in past 7 days (n (%)) | 0.1 | ||
| No | 154 (63.4) | 185 (69.5) | |
| Yes | 89 (36.6) | 81 (30.5) | |
| Physical activity index (n (%)) | 0.01 | ||
| Level 1 | 93 (38.3) | 130 (48.9) | |
| Level 2 | 48 (19.8) | 41 (15.4) | |
| Level 3 | 53 (21.8) | 62 (23.3) | |
| Level 4 | 49 (20.2) | 33 (12.4) | |
| Prudent diet SD score (mean (SD)) | 0.0 (0.9) | 0.2 (1.0) | 0.04 |
| Self-efficacy (mean (SD)) | 14.9 (1.9) | 15.1 (1.7) | 0.2 |
| Efficacy in eating healthy foods (mean (SD)) | 14.5 (2.3) | 14.5 (2.3) | 0.96 |
| Efficacy in exercising (mean (SD)) | 12.3 (2.9) | 12.3 (2.8) | 0.95 |
*t Tests were used to assess differences in means. χ2 tests were used for categorical variables, and χ2 tests for trend for ordered categorical variables. Categories were merged before conducting χ2 tests where numbers were small.