TABLE 2.
Children Engaging in Physical activity Behaviors “often” at Baseline and at Three Postintervention assessment Times, according to Study group and With Change analysis
| Activity/Group | Assessment Time, % (SE)
|
Change: Fall 2008 to Spring 2010 | Relative Change: Intervention Versus Comparison (95% CI)a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2008 (Baseline) | Spring 2009 | Fall 2009 | Spring 2010 | |||
| Ball playing | ||||||
| Intervention | 65.9 (6.2) | 62.3 (6.7) | 67.1 (5.7) | 74.1 (3.8) | +8.2 | |
| Comparison | 74.9 (5.3) | 60.6 (6.3) | 67.8 (4.2) | 70.4 (4.0) | −4.5 | 1.9 [0.8, 4.5] |
| Dancing | ||||||
| Intervention | 59.6 (6.9) | 68.4 (6.7) | 75.7 (5.4) | 75.7 (3.9) | +16.1 | |
| Comparison | 66.2 (6.2) | 58.3 (6.7) | 65.3 (4.6) | 55.6 (4.9) | −10.6 | 3.3 [1.4, 8.1]b |
| Playing active games | ||||||
| Intervention | 62.3 (6.3) | 62.5 (6.5) | 56.2 (6.0) | 73.1 (3.8) | +10.8 | |
| Comparison | 61.6 (6.1) | 56.5 (6.3) | 66.1 (4.2) | 67.5 (4.1) | +5.9 | 1.3 [0.6, 2.9] |
| Jumping | ||||||
| Intervention | 69.7 (6.1) | 74.7 (5.9) | 81.2 (4.6) | 81.5 (3.5) | +11.8 | |
| Comparison | 68.2 (6.0) | 66.4 (6.2) | 76.9 (3.7) | 73.6 (3.9) | +5.4 | 1.5 [0.6, 3.6] |
| Walking | ||||||
| Intervention | 53.5 (6.5) | 61.0 (6.6) | 50.0 (5.9) | 55.8 (4.4) | + 2.5 | |
| Comparison | 58.8 (6.1) | 49.5 (6.3) | 56.4 (4.5) | 57.5 (4.4) | −1.3 | 1.2 [0.5, 2.6] |
NOTE: CI = confidence interval.
a
Adjusted for Head Start center race/ethnicity, prestudy body mass index strata, gender, age at enrollment, late entry into study, parental education, sample period, and drop out to attend a prekindergarten program.
b
Significant contrast (p < .01).