Table 1.
Baseline demographic and anthropometric characteristics all children participating in at least 1 session, attending ≥75 % (completers) and <75 % (non-completers) of the program, 2009-2012
| Program attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | All participants | Completers | Non-completers | P-value* |
| n | 2,812 | 1,520 (54.1 %) | 1,292(46.0 %) | |
| Mean sessions attended (n; SD) | 12.9 (5.9) | 17.5 (1.8) | 7.6 (4.3) | |
| Girls (%) | 54.2 | 56.5 | 51.5 | .008 |
| Boys (%) | 45.8 | 43.5 | 48.5 | |
| Age (years; mean (SD)) | 10.1 (2.0) | 10.1 (1.8) | 10.1 (2.1) | .383 |
| Weight status (%) | ||||
| Overweight | 28.2 | 28.3 | 28.1 | .909 |
| Obese | 71.8 | 71.7 | 71.9 | |
| BMI z-score (mean [SD]) | 2.08 (0.41) | 2.07 (.40) | 2.09 (.42) | .139 |
| WtHtr ≥ 0.5 (%) | 93.8 | 94.5 | 92.8 | .064 |
| Aboriginality (%) | ||||
| Non Aboriginal | 94.6 | 95.9 | 93.1 | .001 |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 5.4 | 4.1 | 6.9 | |
| Residence (ARIA+) (%) | ||||
| Major city | 63.1 | 61.7 | 64.7 | .104 |
| Other | 36.9 | 38.3 | 35.3 | |
| Socio-economic status (SEIFA index) (%) | ||||
| 1st-2nd quintile (most advantaged) | 22.4 | 25.3 | 18.8 | <0.001 |
| 3rd-5th quintile (most disadvantaged) | 77.7 | 74.7 | 81.2 | |
ARIA+ Accessibility Remoteness Index of Australia Plus, BMI body mass index, SD standard deviation, SEIFA Socio-Economic Index for Areas, WtHtr waist-to-height ratio
*P-value difference between completers and non-completers