. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Immigr Minor Health. 2012 Jun;14(3):512–515. doi: 10.1007/s10903-011-9526-x

Table 1.

Characteristics and outcomes of study population, November 2007-January 2011

Characteristic^*	Mejor Salud, Mejor Vida	Brenner FIT
N	44	251

Mean age in years (±s.d.)^†	11.1 (±3.04)	11.9 (±3.47)
Gender
Female	58%	48%
Mean BMI, kg/m2 (±s.d.) ^†	31.9 (±6.5)	37.2 (±9)
BMI Z-score^†	2.471 (±0.5353)	2.603 (±0.5049)
Race/Ethnicity, % (N) ^†
White		53% (133)
African American		40% (100)
Hispanic	100% (44)
Other		7% (18)
Health Insurance, % (N) ^†
Medicaid	70% (31)	49% (121)
Commercial	27% (12)	47% (115)
Other	2% (1)	4% (10)
Single parent household	24% (10)	38% (92)

Outcomes
Change in BMI z-score, 4 months, (±s.d.)	−0.0604 (±0.1352)	−0.0421 (±0.1099)

BMI z-score improvement, % (N)	67% (24)	68% (88)
Attrition at 4 months, % (N)^*	16% (7)	36% (90)

Some variables with missing data (totals may not equal 44 or 251), and percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding

^†

Significant differences between groups by chi-square, Fisher’s exact test, or t-test at p≤ 0.05.