Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Children and Parents in Trial 1 and Trial 2 (M ± SD)
| TRIAL 1 | TRIAL 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Growth Monitoring (n = 33) |
Decrease (n = 35) |
Increase (n = 33) |
Growth Monitoring (n = 29) |
Traditional (n = 26) |
Substitutes (n = 26) |
|
| Age (yrs) | 6.8 ± 1.8 | 7.2 ± 1.6 | 7.6 ± 1.6 | 6.7 ± 1.6 | 7.2 ± 1.5 | 7.4 ± 1.3 |
| Gender (M/F) | 13/20 | 13/22 | 13/20 | 12/17 | 9/17 | 11/15 |
| Race - White (%) | 90.9 | 80.0 | 87.9 | 93.1 | 84.6 | 92.3 |
| Ethnicity - Hispanic (%) | 21.2 | 20.0 | 15.2 | 13.8 | 11.5 | 7.7 |
| ZBMI | 2.45 ± 0.86 | 2.15 ± 0.44 | 2.34 ± 0.52 | 2.27 ± 0.71 | 2.25 ± 0.38 | 2.28 ± 0.67 |
| Parent | ||||||
| Age (yrs) | 38.0 ± 5.6 | 37.7 ± 6.7 | 38.7 ± 4.6 | 38.5 ± 5.1 | 37.8 ± 7.0 | 37.6 ± 5.2 |
| Gender (M/F) | 5/28 | 2/35 | 1/32 | 4/25 | 0/26 | 4/22 |
| Race - White (%) | 96.8 | 85.7 | 90.9 | 96.4 | 92.3 | 92.6 |
| Ethnicity - Hispanic (%) | 22.6 | 17.1 | 18.2 | 14.3 | 11.5 | 7.4 |
| Married (%) | 90.3 | 68.6 | 78.8 | 89.3 | 57.7 | 77.8 |
| Some education beyond high school (%) | 87.9 | 88.6 | 90.9 | 79.3 | 76.9 | 88.5 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 34.6 ± 9.7 | 33.4 ± 8.3 | 32.2 ± 7.2 | 33.2 ± 9.1 | 30.5 ± 7.2 | 33.6 ± 8.5 |
| Overweight/obese (%) | 80.6 | 82.9 | 84.8 | 82.1 | 80.8 | 84.6 |
Note. M = male; F = female; ZBMI = standardized body mass index; BMI = body mass index.