Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of the child and parent participants

Child age

 Mean (standard deviation)

9.1 (2)

 Median (IQR)

9 (4)

Parent age^a

 Mean (standard deviation)

41.1 (5)

 Median (IQR)

40 (8)

Child gender

 Female

22

56

 Male

17

44

Parent gender^a

 Female

31

82

 Male

7

18

Child self-rated general health^b

 Excellent

6

16

 Very good

16

43

 Good

12

33

 Fair

3

8

Child long term health condition

 Yes

28

72

 No

11

28

Specific health condition

 Autism Spectrum Disorder

2

18

 Asthma

5

45

 Dental caries

2

18

 Sleep disorders

2

2

Socio-economic condition according to post-code^b

 Relatively advantaged quintile

27

73

 (SEIFA decile 7,8,9,10)

 Relatively disadvantaged quintile

10

27

 (SEIFA decile 1,2,3,4,5,6)