Table 1 Baseline characteristics of families and their children who started the Families for Health programme
Families, n21
    Family type, n (%)
        Two parent family9 (43%)
        Single mother9 (43%)
        Step family3 (14%)
    Socio-economic classification of
    families,33 n (%)
        Managerial/professional5 (24%)
        Intermediate5 (24%)
        Routine and manual9 (43%)
        Never worked/unemployed2 (9%)
    Parental BMI, n (%)
        Not overweight/obese4 (19%)
        At least 1 parent overweight5 (24%)
        At least 1 parent obese12 (57%)
Children, n27*
    Gender, n (%)
        Males9 (33%)
        Females18 (67%)
    Age (years), mean (SD) range9.3 (1.9) 7–13
    Ethnicity, n (%)
        White22 (82%)
        Asian/mixed5 (18%)
    BMI classification, n (%)
        Overweight (91st–98th centile)3 (11%)
        Obese (⩾98th centile)24 (89%)
    BMI z score, mean (SD) range2.76 (0.59) 1.42 to 4.02

  • *Six families with two children.