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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contemp Clin Trials. 2013 Jun 28;36(1):228–243. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2013.06.017

Table 4.

Baseline obesogenic and other family characteristics, overall and by treatment arm.

Total Healthy Eating/Physical Activity Safety p-value
N 421 212 209

Diet-Related Factors
    NDSRa- Dietary Intake
        Energy intake in kcal, M(SD) 1767 (564) 1784 (536) 1750 (593) 0.54
        Percent energy from fat, M(Sd) 29.9 (6.9) 30.5 (6.7) 29.3 (7.1) 0.06
        Servings of fruit, M(SD) 1.5 (1.8) 1.5 (1.6) 1.6 (2.0) 0.60
        Servings of vegetables, M(SD) 1.2 (1.5) 1.3 (1.5) 1.2 (1.4) 0.25
    Ate breakfast every day/week, n(%) 359 (85.3) 185 (87.3) 174 (83.3) 0.25
        Media use and eating behaviors
        Breakfast while watching TV 1+day/week, n(%) 218 (52.0) 109 (51.4) 109 (52.7) 0.80
        Dinner while watching TV 1+day/week, n(%) 205 (48.9) 104 (49.1) 101 (48.8) 0.96
        Snack while watching TV 1+day/week, n(%) 308 (73.5) 156 (73.6) 152 (73.4) 0.97
        Household food availability
        Count of fruits, M(SD) 5.6 (1.9) 5.8 (1.8) 5.5 (2.0) 0.21
        Count of vegetables, M(SD) 8.0 (2.6) 8.0 (2.5) 8.0 (2.8) 0.85
        Count of salty snacks, M(SD) 2.5 (1.4) 2.5 (1.4) 2.6 (1.4) 0.43
        Count of sweets, M(SD) 5.4 (2.6) 5.4 (2.7) 5.4 (2.5) 0.93
        Count of sweetened beverages, M(SD) 1.5 (1.2) 1.4 (1.1) 1.5 (1.2) 0.10
        Restaurant behavior
        Eat at fast-food restaurant 1+times/week, n(%) 278 (66.4) 141 (66.5) 137 (66.2) 0.94
        Eat at fast casual food restaurant 1+times/week, n(%) 91 (22.0) 48 (22.6) 43 (21.3) 0.74
        Eat at sit-down restaurant 1+times/week, n(%) 168 (40.1) 85 (40.1) 83 (40.1) 0.99
    Parent self-efficacy for child healthy eating, M(SD) 3.3 (0.5) 3.3 (0.5) 3.3 (0.5) 0.64
        CFSQ b -Parent feeding styles
        Use food as reward, n(%) 332 (79.2) 161 (76.3) 171 (82.2) 0.14
        Promise child non-food item, n(%) 274 (65.4) 132 (62.6) 142 (68.3) 0.22
        Warn take away non-food item, n(%) 246 (58.7) 124 (58.8) 122 (58.7) 0.98
    CFQ c-Child feeding practices
        Perceived feeding responsibility, M(SD) 4.1 (0.7) 4.1 (0.6) 4.1 (0.7) 0.68
        Monitoring, M(SD) 3.7 (1.0) 3.7 (1.0) 3.7 (1.0) 0.99
        Restriction, M(SD) 3.2 (0.8) 3.2 (0.8) 3.2 (0.8) 0.78
        Pressure to eat, M(SD) 2.2 (0.9) 2.2 (0.9) 2.2 (0.9) 0.72
    CEBQ d-Child eating behavior
        Satiety responsiveness/slowness in eating, M(SD) 2.9 (0.5) 2.9 (0.5) 2.9 (0.5) 0.85
        Satiety responsiveness, M(SD) 2.9 (0.6) 2.9 (0.6) 2.9 (0.6) 0.98
        Slowness in eating, M(SD) 2.8 (0.7) 2.8 (0.7) 2.8 (0.7) 0.67
        Food responsiveness, M(SD) 2.3 (0.7) 2.3 (0.7) 2.3 (0.7) 0.89
        Enjoyment of food, M(SD) 3.6 (0.6) 3.6 (0.6) 3.6 (0.7) 0.61
        Emotional overeating, M(SD) 1.6 (0.6) 1.5 (0.6) 1.6 (0.6) 0.49
Physical Activity-Related Factors
    Accelerometry-Child MVPAe in minutes/day, M(SD) 53.6 (30.9) 53.9 (30.8) 53.3 (31.2) 0.85
    AAf-Parent MVPAe in minutes/day, M(SD) 44.5 (35.5) 47.9 (38.7) 40.9 (31.4) 0.07
    Parent physically active with child 3+/week, n(%) 231 (55.5) 121 (57.6) 110 (53.4) 0.39
    Count of active play equipment available, M(SD) 19.3 (6.0) 19.4 (5.9) 19.1 (6.1) 0.53
    Parental support for physical activity, M(SD) 2.5 (0.8) 2.5 (0.8) 2.5 (0.9) 0.85
    Parental importance of physical activity, M(SD) 4.8 (0.9) 4.8 (0.8) 4.8 (0.9) 0.59
    Parental enjoyment of physical activity, M(SD) 4.4 (0.8) 4.4 (0.8) 4.4 (0.9) 0.58
    Parent self-efficacy for child physical activity, M(SD) 3.5 (0.6) 3.5 (0.6) 3.5 (0.6) 0.41
Media-Related Factors
        Media use
        TV ≤ 2 hrs, n(%) 243 (58.1) 126 (59.4) 117 (56.8) 0.58
        Other media ≤ 2 hrs, n(%) 375 (89.7) 188 (88.7) 187 (90.8) 0.48
        Media availability
        TV in child's bedroom, n(%) 90 (21.5) 44 (20.8) 46 (22.3) 0.70
        Computer in child's bedroom, n(%) 19 (4.6) 6 (2.8) 13 (6.3) 0.09
        Video game console in child's bedroom, n(%) 31 (7.4) 14 (6.6) 17 (8.3) 0.52
    Parent self-efficacy in limiting child TV time, M(SD) 3.1 (0.9) 3.1 (0.9) 3.1 (0.9) 0.99
    Parent self-efficacy in removing TV from child's bedroom, M(SD) 3.5 (1.0) 3.5 (1.0) 3.5 (1.0) 0.50
    Family rules about TV time, n(%) 330 (79.1) 171 (81.0) 159 (77.2) 0.33
    Family rules about other media time, n(%) 336 (82.0) 173 (83.6) 163 (80.3) 0.39
Other Family Factors
    CFQ c-Parent perceptions of weight
        Parent perceived own weight, M(SD) 3.2 (0.4) 3.2 (0.4) 3.2 (0.4) 0.07
        Parent perceived child weight, M(SD) 3.0 (0.3) 3.0 (0.2) 3.0 (0.3) 0.25
        Parent concerns re child weight, M(SD) 2.4 (1.2) 2.4 (1.2) 2.4 (1.2) 0.76
    Parent currently trying to lose weight, n(%) 251 (60.5) 137 (65.2) 114 (55.6) 0.04
    EI g-Parent emotional eating
        Disinhibition, M(SD) 6.1 (3.8) 6.2 (3.8) 6.0 (3.7) 0.53
    PSDQ32 h-General parenting style
        Authoritative, M(SD) 4.0 (0.5) 3.9 (0.5) 4.0 (0.4) 0.64
        Authoritarian, M(SD) 1.6 (0.3) 1.6 (0.3) 1.6 (0.3) 0.71
        Permissive, M(SD) 1.9 (0.5) 1.9 (0.5) 1.9 (0.5) 0.73
    CSHQ i-Child sleep behavior
        Sleep duration, M(SD) 1.2 (0.4) 1.2 (0.4) 1.3 (0.4) 0.50
        Night wakings, M(SD) 1.3 (0.5) 1.3 (0.5) 1.3 (0.4) 0.68
    PedsQLTM4.0 SF15 j -Child quality of life
        Physical health, M(SD) 92.3 (15.3) 92.1 (16.2) 92.6 (14.2) 0.75
        Psychosocial health, M(SD) 78.7 (14.4) 77.5 (14.3) 79.8 (14.5) 0.11
        Total score, M(SD) 83.2 (12.6) 82.4 (12.9) 84.1 (12.4) 0.18
    PHQ9 k-Parent depression status, M(SD) 2.8 (3.2) 2.9 (3.4) 2.6 (3.0) 0.42
    Child abdominal pain 2+/month, n(%) 103 (24.5) 56 (26.4) 47 (22.5) 0.35
a

Nutrition Diet System for Research

b

Caregiver Feeding Styles Questionnaire

c

Child Feeding Questionnaire

d

Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire

e

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity

f

Active Australia

g

Three-Factor Eating Inventory

h

Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire- Short Form

i

Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire

j

Pediatric Quality of Life InventoryTM Version 4.0 Short Form, Parent Report for Young Children (ages 5-7)

k

Patient Health Questionnaire