TABLE 2.

Preassessment and postassessment prevalence of the IDF-defined Met-S (n = 3859).^a

		Control (n= 1907)				Intervention (n= 1953)
		Prevalence of Met-S at Sixth Grade		Prevalence of Met-S at Eighth Grade		Prevalence of Met-S at Sixth Grade		Prevalence of Met-S at Eighth Grade
		n	Pct	n	Pct	n	Pct	n	Pct	P
Overall		99	5.2	110	5.8	111	5.7	99	5.1	0.3443
Male	All	44	4.8	73	8.0	49	5.3	68	7.3	0.5124
	Hispanic	33	6.0	53	9.7	35	6.5	55	10.2	0.8857
	Black	1	0.7	4	2.9	3	1.5	5	2.5	0.7647
	White	10	4.5	16	7.1	11	5.7	8	4.1	N/A
Female	All	55	5.5	37	3.7	62	6.1	31	3.0	N/A
	Hispanic	36	6.2	25	4.3	45	7.2	23	3.7	N/A
	Black	6	3.4	4	2.3	6	2.6	3	1.3	N/A
	White	13	5.4	8	3.3	11	6.6	5	3.0	N/A
BMI <85th percentile		0	0	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	N/A
Male	All	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
	Hispanic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
	Black	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
	White	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Female	All	0	0	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	N/A
	Hispanic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
	Black	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
	White	0	0	1	0.7	0	0	0	0	N/A
BMI ≥85th percentile		99	10.4	109	11.5	111	11.3	99	10.1	0.3340
Male	All	44	9.1	73	15.1	49	10.0	68	13.9	0.5104
	Hispanic	33	10.9	53	17.4	35	11.0	55	17.4	0.9289
	Black	1	1.4	4	5.4	3	3.6	5	6.0	0.8174
	White	10	9.4	16	15.1	11	12.4	8	9.0	N/A
Female	All	55	11.8	36	7.7	62	12.6	31	6.3	N/A
	Hispanic	36	12.7	25	8.8	45	14.8	23	7.6	N/A
	Black	6	6.6	4	4.4	6	5.1	3	2.5	N/A
	White	13	14.0	7	7.5	11	15.3	5	6.9	N/A

^aP values represent comparisons between intervention and control groups with the model adjusted for baseline values, family history of diabetes, year 8 Tanner stage, and parental education.

N/A, not applicable.