Table 3.
Characteristics of the children aged between 3 and 8 years receiving care in pediatric clinics randomized into the Wellness Coaching for Kids and Families (WC4K) intervention (n=24) or usual care (n=26) armsa.
| Characteristic | WC4K intervention clinics (n=77,481) | Usual care clinics (n=73,001) | Standardized mean difference | ||
| Sex, n (%) | 0.002 | ||||
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Male | 37,483 (48.38) | 35,401 (48.49) |
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Female | 39,998 (51.62) | 37,600 (51.51) |
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| Age (y), mean (SD) | 5.83 (1.77) | 5.79 (1.78) | 0.02 | ||
| Race or ethnicity | 0.09 | ||||
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Asian or Pacific Islander | 6711 (8.66) | 8157 (11.17) |
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Black | 6537 (8.44) | 5834 (7.99) |
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Hispanic | 43,003 (55.50) | 39,960 (54.74) |
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White | 14,783 (19.08) | 12,777 (17.50) |
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Other or unknown | 6447 (8.32) | 6273 (8.60) |
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| Public health plan, n (%) | 0.05 | ||||
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No | 52,938 (68.32) | 51,640 (70.74) |
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Yes | 24,543 (31.68) | 21,361 (29.26) |
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| Neighborhood educationb | 0.04 | ||||
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Less than high school | 16,311 (21.05) | 15,779 (21.61) |
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High school | 19,674 (25.39) | 17,440 (23.89) |
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Some college or higher | 41,496 (53.56) | 39,782 (54.5) |
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| Neighborhood incomeb (U S $) , n (%) | 0.05 | ||||
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<35,000 | 16,081 (20.75) | 14,800 (20.27) |
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35,000-49,999 | 8252 (10.65) | 7559 (10.35) |
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50,000-74,999 | 12,408 (16.01) | 11,689 (16.01) |
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75,000-99,999 | 10,446 (13.48) | 9765 (13.38) |
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100,000 | 30,295 (39.11) | 29,188 (39.99) |
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| Neighborhood deprivation index quintilesb , n (%) | 0.11 | ||||
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Least deprivation | 6061 (7.82) | 7356 (10.08) |
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Below-average deprivation | 12,354 (15.94) | 13,321 (18.25) |
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Average deprivation | 21,299 (27.49) | 17,848 (24.45) |
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Above-average deprivation | 20,783 (26.82) | 19,387 (26.56) |
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Most deprivation | 16,984 (21.93) | 15,089 (20.66) |
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| BMI-for-age group, n (%) | 0.02 | ||||
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Missing | 1829 (2.36) | 1441 (1.97) |
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Underweight | 2037 (2.69)c | 1678 (2.34)d |
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Normal weight | 45,434 (60.06)c | 43,011 (60.1)d |
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Overweight | 12,685 (16.77)c | 12,265 (17.14)d |
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Obese | 15,496 (20.48)c | 14,606 (20.42)d |
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aNeighborhood income and education were derived from US census tract data and reflect median household income and the percentage of adults aged 25 years or older without a high school diploma, respectively.
bLeast deprivation (–2.15 to –0.68), below-average deprivation (–0.68 to –0.15), average deprivation (–0.15 to 0.42), above-average deprivation (0.42-1.12), and most deprivation (1.12-5.77) calculated relative to the Kaiser Permanente Southern California population.
cN=75,652.
dN=71,560.