Table 1.
Children’s characteristics who participated in a technology-based intervention to improve knowledge and energy compensation.
| BOYS | GIRLS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Continuous Variables | Mean±SD | Range | Mean±SD | Range |
| Age (years, n=32) | 5.1±0.8 | 4.0–6.8 | 4.8±0.8 | 4.2–6.9 |
| BMI z-score (baseline, n=32) | 0.7±0.6 | −0.3–2.0 | 0.6±0.8 | −0.5–2.8 |
| BMI z-score (follow-up, n=31a) | 0.6±0.8 | −0.5–1.9 | 0.6±0.8 | −0.9–2.8 |
| Categorical Variables | % (n) | % (n) | ||
| Household income (annual, n=32) | ||||
| ≤$50,000 | 25 (4) | 13 (2) | ||
| >$50,000 | 75 (12) | 87 (14) | ||
| Race (n=32) | ||||
| White | 81 (13) | 81 (13) | ||
| Non-Whiteb | 19 (3) | 19 (3) | ||
a
One child (female) was excluded from anthropometric measures at follow-up because precise height and weight could not be collected due to this child having a cast for a broken leg.
b
Children who were in the following racial categories were condensed into Non-White category: American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Mixed-Race, or Other.