Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of child and parent participants, by condition
| Total Sample (n=132) |
Intervention (n=66) |
Control (n=66) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Characteristics | |||
| Age (M, SD) | 9 (0.9) | 9 (0.9) | 9 (0.9) |
| Gender (% Male) | 67 (51%) | 32 (48%) | 35(52%) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| White | 49 (37%) | 24 (36%) | 25 (38%) |
| Hispanic | 30 (23%) | 15 (23%) | 15 (23%) |
| Black | 28 (21%) | 13 (20%) | 15 (23%) |
| Other | 25 (19%) | 14 (21%) | 11 (17%) |
| BMI z Score (M, SD) | 1.6 (0.67) | 1.5 (0.65) | 1.7 (0.68) |
| Weight Status | |||
| BMI% < 85th | 29 (22%) | 19 (29%) | 10 (15%) |
| 85th% ≤ BMI% <95th | 36 (27%) | 19 (29%) | 17 (26%) |
| ≥95th | 67 (51%) | 28 (42%) | 39 (59%) |
| % Body Fat (M, SE)1 | |||
| Girls | 32.6 (1.12) | 31.7 (1.55) | 34.0 (1.60) |
| Boys | 28.6 (1.27) | 26.3 (1.51) | 30.4 (1.94) |
| Pubertal development (M, SD)2 | |||
| Girls | 1.8 (0.58) | 1.7 (0.59) | 1.9 (0.56) |
| Boys | 1.6 (0.42) | 1.5 (0.32) | 1.6 (0.47) |
| Parent Characteristics | |||
| Age (M, SD) | 39 (7.1) | 39 (7.4) | 39 (6.7) |
| Gender (% Female) | 124 (94%) | 63 (96%) | 61 (92%) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| White | 76 (58%) | 40 (61%) | 36 (55%) |
| Black | 26 (20%) | 12 (18%) | 14 (21%) |
| Hispanic | 17 (13%) | 9 (14%) | 8 (12%) |
| Other | 13 (10%) | 5 (8%) | 8 (12%) |
| Weight Status | |||
| BMI < 25 | 34 (26%) | 19 (29%) | 15 (23%) |
| 25 ≤ BMI < 30 | 35 (27%) | 17 (26%) | 18 (27%) |
| BMI ≥ 30 | 63 (48%) | 30 (46%) | 33 (50%) |
| % Body Fat (M, SE)3 | |||
| Female | 37.9 (0.85) | 37.4 (1.06) | 38.4 (1.34) |
| Education | |||
| ≤ high school | 23 (17%) | 10 (15%) | 13 (20%) |
| Some college | 35 (27%) | 18 (27%) | 17 (26%) |
| Associate degree | 21 (16%) | 12 (18%) | 9 (14%) |
| ≥ Bachelor’s degree | 53 (40%) | 26 (39%) | 27 (41%) |
| Economic assistance (% Yes) | 78 (59%) | 41 (62%) | 37 (56%) |
1
Total Sample=131; Intervention=Girls (n=33) and Boys (n=32); Control=Girls (n=31) and boys (n=35)
2
Based on child self-reported scale with range of 1–4.
3
Total Sample=122 females (n=62 intervention, n=60 control). Males (n=8) were excluded due to small numbers when categorized by condition.