Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of the GEMS Participants (mean, SD, or n, %)
| Characteristic | Obesity Prevention Intervention |
Alternative Intervention |
All |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 153 | 150 | 303 |
| Age, y | 9.3 (0.9) | 9.3 (0.9) | 9.3 (0.9) |
| Anthropometry | |||
| Height, cm | 139.8 (8.7) | 140.0 (9.4) | 139.9 (9.1) |
| Weight, kg | 43.1 (15.5) | 44.0 (15.0) | 43.5 (15.2) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 21.7 (6.0) | 22.0 (5.7) | 21.8 (5.8) |
| Body mass index percentile [n, %] | |||
| BMI <85th percentile | 69 (45.1) | 61 (46.7) | 130 (42.9) |
| BMI 85th to <95th percentile | 28 (18.3) | 22 (14.7) | 50 (16.5) |
| BMI ≥ 95th percentile | 56 (36.6) | 67 (44.7) | 123 (40.6) |
| Waist circumference, cm | 71.1 (15.4) | 71.8 (15.3) | 71.5 (15.3) |
| Body fat, percent | 28.0 (11.5) | 28.5 (13.2) | 28.2 (12.3) |
| Fat-free mass, kg | 29.2 (6.5) | 29.8 (6.1) | 29.4 (6.3) |
| Triceps skinfold thickness, mm | 18.2 (8.5) | 18.9 (9.8) | 18.5 (9.1) |
| Dietary Intake per day | |||
| Sweetened beverage servings | 1.08 (0.83) | 1.00 (0.71) | 1.04 (0.77) |
| Water servings | 0.69 (0.60) | 0.71 (1.63) | 0.70 (1.23) |
| Vegetable servings | 0.98 (0.70) | 0.90 (1.40) | 0.94 (1.10) |
| Fruit servings | 0.40 (0.70) | 0.30 (1.46) | 0.35 (0.60) |
| Total fat, percent kcal | 35.9 (5.7) | 35.9 (5.8) | 35.9 (5.7) |
| Total energy, kcal | 1475 (452) | 1379 (452) | 1427 (454) |
| Physical Activity per day | |||
| Activity, total counts | 527 (172) | 526 (159) | 526 (165) |
| Moderate-to-Vigorous, min | 21.1 (17.6) | 20.2 (14.6) | 20.6 (16.1) |