Table 2.
Descriptive characteristics of enrolled preschoolers
| Variable | Control | Intervention | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (months), M (SD) | 38.72 (7.24) | 40.61 (7.31) | .03 |
| Sex (male/female), n | 76/62 | 102/98 | .46 |
| BMI Percentiles, M (SD) | 56.03 (29.69) | 58.21 (27.78) | .26 |
| Hours in Childcare (hours) | .82 | ||
| < 10 | 3 | 4 | |
| 10–19 | 8 | 18 | |
| 20–29 | 16 | 23 | |
| 30+ | 95 | 142 | |
| Ethnicity | .48 | ||
| Caucasian | 87 | 142 | |
| African Canadian | 1 | 4 | |
| Aboriginal | 5 | 4 | |
| Arab | 2 | 3 | |
| Latin-American | 3 | 6 | |
| Asian | 7 | 7 | |
| Other | 19 | 19 | |
| Family Income | .65 | ||
| < $20,000 | 11 | 9 | |
| $20,000–$39,999 | 13 | 14 | |
| $40,000–$59,999 | 10 | 14 | |
| $60,000–$79,999 | 12 | 11 | |
| $80,000–$99,999 | 8 | 16 | |
| $100,000–$119,999 | 10 | 15 | |
| $120,000–$149,999 | 11 | 20 | |
| > $150,000 | 28 | 45 | |
| Highest Level of Education | .92 | ||
| Elementary | 1 | 2 | |
| Secondary | 9 | 9 | |
| College | 42 | 62 | |
| University | 42 | 60 | |
| Graduate School | 28 | 47 | |
| Family Situation | .45 | ||
| Single Parent | 22 | 23 | |
| Double Parent | 94 | 153 | |
| Other | 2 | 2 |
Frequencies (n) unless otherwise noted. Groups were compared using independent t-tests for continuous data and x 2 tests were used for categorical