Table 2.
Baseline demographic characteristics of all 160 child and parent participants in the HOME Plus trial and by treatment group (intervention and control)
| Characteristics | Total analytic sample n=160 familiesa | Intervention n=81 familiesa | Control n=79 familiesa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Household Demographics | |||
| Economic assistanceb (n, % yes) | 62 (39%) | 36 (44%) | 26 (33%) |
| Parent Demographics | |||
| Age (mean, standard deviation) | 41.3 (7.7) | 41.3 (8.0) | 41.3 (7.4) |
| Sex (n, % female) | 152 (95%) | 76 (94%) | 76 (96%) |
| Ethnicity (n, %) | |||
| Hispanic | 5 (3%) | 2 (2%) | 3 (4%) |
| Race (n, %) | |||
| White | 123 (77%) | 63 (78%) | 60 (76%) |
| Black | 24 (15%) | 12 (15%) | 12 (15%) |
| American Indian, Asian or Multi-racial | 13 (8%) | 6 (7%) | 7 (9%) |
| Education (n, %) | |||
| ≤ Associates Degree | 64 (41%) | 30 (38%) | 34 (44%) |
| ≥Bachelor’s degree | 91 (59%) | 48 (62%) | 43 (56%) |
| Weight statusc,d (n, %) | |||
| Normal (BMI<25) | 62 (39%) | 35 (44%) | 27 (35%) |
| Overweight/Obese (BMI≥25) | 95 (61%) | 44 (56%) | 51 (65%) |
| Child Demographics | |||
| Age (mean, standard deviation) | 10.3 (1.4) | 10.5 (1.4) | 10.1 (1.4) |
| Sex (n, % female) | 75 (47%) | 37 (47%) | 38 (47%) |
| Ethnicity (n, %) | |||
| Hispanic | 15 (9%) | 7 (9%) | 8 (10%) |
| Race (n, %) | |||
| White | 109 (68%) | 56 (69%) | 53 (67%) |
| Black | 28 (18%) | 13 (16%) | 15 (19%) |
| American Indian, Asian, Multi-racial | 23 (14%) | 12 (15%) | 11 (14%) |
| Weight statusd (n, %) | |||
| BMI%<85th | 90 (56%) | 48 (59%) | 42 (53%) |
| 85th%≤BMI% <95th | 36 (23%) | 16 (20%) | 20 (25%) |
| ≥95th | 34 (21%) | 17 (21%) | 17 (22%) |
a
Numbers may be reduced by varying small amounts because of incidental missing data.
b
Economic assistance was defined by either being eligible for free or reduced priced lunches at school or household receipt of public assistance
c
Two pregnant women in the intervention condition and one in the control condition were not included in weight status descriptives.
d
Weight status categories as defined by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.81