Table 1.
Participant Demographic Characteristics at Baseline and Relative Weight at Baseline and Randomization
| Mean (SD) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | All Groups (n = 172)a | HIGH (n = 59)a | LOW (n = 56)a | CONTROL (n = 57)a |
| Child age, y | 9.4 (1.3) | 9.5 (1.3) | 9.4 (1.2) | 9.5 (1.3) |
| Parent age, y | 42.3 (6.4) | 42.3 (6.7) | 42.1 (6.5) | 42.5 (6.0) |
| Child race/ethnicity, % | ||||
| White non-Hispanlc | 63.4 | 61.0 | 64.3 | 64.9 |
| White Hispanic | 7.6 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 10.5 |
| African American | 22.1 | 23.7 | 23.2 | 19.3 |
| Other or multiple races | 7.0 | 10.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Child sex (female, %) | 61.6 | 62.7 | 64.3 | 57.9 |
| Family SESb | 44.0 (10.2) | 42.2 (10.5) | 44.4 (10.3) | 45.4 (9.8) |
| Parent BMI (baseline, month 0) | 37.9 (9.4) | 38.5 (10.2) | 39.3 (10.4) | 36.0 (7.0) |
| Child BMI percentile category (baseline, month 0) | ||||
| Overweight (85.0th-94.9th percentile), % | 9.9 | 11.9 | 8.9 | 8.8 |
| Obesity (100%−120% of the 95th percentile), % | 40.1 | 30.5 | 46.4 | 43.9 |
| Severe obesity (≥120% of the 95th percentile), % | 50.0 | 57.6 | 44.6 | 47.4 |
| Child percentage overweight | ||||
| Baseline (month 0) | 64.2 (25.2) | 67.0 (25.8) | 64.0 (26.2) | 61.3 (23.7) |
| Randomization (month 4) | 50.8 (26.1) | 54.1 (26.8) | 50.8 (25.7) | 47.3 (25.7) |
| Change over FBT (months 0–4) | -13.4 (8.1) | -12.9 (7.7) | -13.2 (9.2) | -14.0 (7.5) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); CONTROL, weight management education condition; FBT, family-based behavioral weight loss treatment; HIGH, 32 sessions of enhanced social facilitation maintenance; SES, socioeconomic status.
a
The sample sizes reflect those at randomization.
b
Barratt Simplified Measure of Social Status, parent report: scores could range from 8 to 66, with higher numbers indicating higher SES