Table 1.
Baseline characteristics by school allocationa.
| HE-MT school n = 30 |
HE-AC school n = 23 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age (mean (SD)) | 14.6 (0.3) | 14.5 (0.4) |
| Female | 21 (70%) | 10 (43.5%) |
| Hispanic | 9 (30%) | 11 (47.8%) |
| White | 20 (66.7%) | 12 (52.2%) |
| Black/African American | 1 (3.3%) | 0 (0%) |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 1 (3.3%) | 0 (0%) |
| Other | 4 (13.3%) | 5 (21.7%) |
| Multiple races | 4 (13.3%) | 6 (26.1%) |
| BMI for age percentile (mean (SD)) | 66.5 (30.8) | 69.4 (31.3) |
| Meeting AHA MVPA recommendationsb | 13 (43.3%) | 8 (34.8%) |
| Meeting AHA dietary recommendationsc | 1 (3.3%) | 0 (0%) |
| Children depression inventory (mean (SD)) | 23.9 (3.9) | 23.1 (3.9) |
Central Massachusetts, 2014–2015.
BMI = Body Mass Index.
MVPA = Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.
AHA = American Heart Association
HE-AC = Health education + attention control.
HE-MT = Health education + mindfulness training.
a
Values are n (%) unless otherwise indicated.
b
≥60 min of MVPA/day.
c
AHA dietary scores >3. Ideal = scores 4–5; intermediate = 2–3; poor = 0–1.