TABLE 2.

Selected Characteristics at Baseline of Participants in an Obesity Intervention for Elementary School Personnel, by Randomization Group: Los Angeles, CA, 2005–2007

	Control (n = 202), Mean (SE) or %	Intervention (n = 211), Mean (SE) or %	Pa
Age, y	39.5 (0.84)	40.0 (0.73)	.66
Daily fruit servings, cups	2.09 (0.21)	1.87 (0.13)	.35
Daily vegetable servings, cups	2.75 (0.19)	2.81 (0.16)	.82
Body mass index, kg/m2	27.9 (0.51)	28.4 (0.45)	.44
Waist circumference, cm
Women	92.3 (1.62)	91.9 (1.19)	.84
Men	96.7 (2.15)	98.3 (2.80)	.64
Waist–hip ratio
Women	0.86 (0.01)	0.85 (0.01)	.66
Men	0.91 (0.01)	0.92 (0.01)	.62
Educational attainment
Some college or less	12.0	16.8	.17
Associate's degree	7.6	3.2
Bachelor's degree	38.0	38.4
Master's degree or above	42.4	41.6
Women	73.8	83.4	.02
Race/ethnicity
White	27.0	19.6	.01
African American	9.7	4.1
Hispanic	45.4	60.8
Other or multiracial	17.8	15.5
Job classification
Teacher	64.8	67.0	.66
Other staff	35.2	33.0
Employed full-time	93.4	90.7	.32
Income, $
< 25 000	8.8	7.4	.55
25 000–44 999	19.2	14.9
45 000–64 999	26.4	23.4
65 000–84 999	17.6	19.7
> 85 000	28.0	34.6
BMI category
Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2)	1.6	1.5	.58
Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2)	41.5	34.8
Overweight (25–30 kg/m2)	25.9	30.4
Obese (> 30.0 kg/m2)	31.1	33.3
Physical activity level
Inactive	36.0	27.9	.15
Moderately physically active	46.3	47.9
Health-enhancing physically active	17.7	24.2

Note. BMI = body mass index (weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared). Missing data were not considered in determining means and percentages.

^aP for t tests of independent samples (continuous variables) or χ² analysis (categorical variables).