Table 1.
Characteristics of Bright Start children at baseline by gender and study condition.
| All | Intervention | Control | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean | (SD) | N | Mean | (SD) | N | Mean | (SD) | |
| Boys | |||||||||
| Age (years) | 232 | 5.84 | (0.53) | 138 | 5.87 | (0.54) | 94 | 5.80 | (0.51) |
| Waist Circumf. (cm) | 227 | 58.31 | (7.28) | 136 | 58.91 | (7.82) | 91 | 57.42 | (6.35) |
| Triceps (mm) | 224 | 9.87 | (4.30) | 135 | 10.23 | (4.73) | 89 | 9.34 | (3.52) |
| Subscap (mm) | 227 | 6.59 | (3.36) | 136 | 6.91 | (3.83) | 91 | 6.11 | (2.43) |
| Percent fat (%) | 225 | 19.20 | (6.30) | 135 | 19.73 | (6.89) | 90 | 18.40 | (5.24) |
| BMI kg/m2 | 227 | 16.83 | (2.85) | 136 | 17.06 | (3.23) | 91 | 16.48 | (2.13) |
| BMI_z (standardized) | 227 | 0.58 | (1.20) | 136 | 0.65 | (1.23) | 91 | 0.48 | (1.15) |
| Overweight (85th – <95th percentile) | 227 | 17% | (39%) | 136 | 16% | (22%) | 91 | 19% | (17%) |
| Obese (≥95th percentile) | 227 | 15% | (35%) | 136 | 18% | (24%) | 91 | 13% | (12%) |
| Girls | |||||||||
| Age (years) | 222 | 5.76 | (0.48) | 129 | 5.76 | (0.47) | 93 | 5.77 | (0.49) |
| Waist Circumf. (cm) | 210 | 57.60 | (7.17) | 126 | 57.40 | (6.69) | 84 | 57.89 | (7.87) |
| Triceps (mm) | 210 | 11.20 | (4.95) | 126 | 11.07 | (4.36) | 84 | 11.39 | (5.74) |
| Subscap (mm) | 209 | 7.49 | (4.49) | 125 | 7.44 | (4.00) | 84 | 7.57 | (5.16) |
| Percent fat (%) | 209 | 15.52 | (8.43) | 123 | 15.64 | (8.28) | 86 | 15.34 | (8.69) |
| BMI kg/m2 | 213 | 16.46 | (2.92) | 127 | 16.43 | (2.74) | 86 | 16.51 | (3.18) |
| BMI_z (standardized) | 213 | 0.39 | (1.13) | 127 | 0.38 | (1.18) | 86 | 0.41 | (1.06) |
| Overweight (85th – <95th percentile) | 213 | 11% | (24%) | 127 | 15% | 19% | 86 | 6% | 5% |
| Obese (≥95th percentile) | 213 | 14% | (30%) | 127 | 14% | (18%) | 86 | 14% | (12%) |
SD: Standard Deviation