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. 2016 Jul 21;26(3):295–304. doi: 10.18865/ed.26.3.295

Table 4. Parent physical characteristics based on recruitment strategy of families enrolled in the intervention.

Characteristic Community partners, n=64 Ads, sociocultural events, and word-of-mouth, n=45 General community events and school events, n=36
Parent BMI (kg/m2)
Mean (SD) 36.23 (8.93) 35.21 (8.71) 35.89 (7.03)
<25 4 (6.3) 6 (13.3) 2 (5.6)
25-<30 11 (17.2) 8 (17.8) 6 (16.6)
≥30 47 (73.4) 31 (68.9) 26 (72.2)
Unreported 2 (3.1) 0 (0) 2 (5.6)
Parent waist circumference, cm, mean (SD) 108.45 (18.29) 107.16 (19.83) 104.13 (13.35)
Parent cardiovascular disease
Yes 5 (7.8) 0 (0) 0 (0)
No 56 (87.5) 45 (100) 34 (94.4)
Don’t know 2 (3.1) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Unreported 1 (1.6) 0 (0) 2 (5.6)
Parent hypertension
Yes 27 (42.2) 18 (40.0) 12 (33.3)
No 35 (54.7) 26 (57.8) 22 (61.1)
Don’t know 1 (1.6) 1 (2.2) 0 (0)
Unreported 1 (1.6) 0 (0) 2 (5.6)
Parent type 2 diabetes
Yes 14 (21.9) 9 (20.0) 3 (8.3)
No 49 (76.6) 36 (80.0) 30 (83.3)
Don’t know 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (2.8)
Unreported 1 (1.6) 0 (0) 2 (5.6)

Data are n (%) unless noted otherwise.