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. 2019 Mar 4;14:100840. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100840

Table 2.

Baseline participant characteristics, n = 47 families.


Overall

Site A
Site B

Characteristic Mean or Freq. SD or % Mean or Freq. SD or
%
Mean or Freq. SD or
%
p
Child
Age (years) 10.9 1.2 10.8 1.2 11.1 1.3 0.5
Sex
 Male 26 55% 18 56% 8 53%
 Female 21 45% 14 44% 7 47% 0.85
Ethnicity
 Hispanic 19 40% 14 44% 5 33%
 Non-Hispanic 15 32% 6 19% 9 60%
 Prefer not to reply 13 28% 12 37% 1 7% 0.01
Race
 White 20 43% 8 25% 12 80%
 Black 10 22% 8 25% 2 13%
 Asian 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
 American Indian 2 4% 2 6% 0 0%
 Prefer not to reply 14 30% 14 44% 1 7% 0.004
Weight status
 Overweight (BMI 85th–95th percentiles) 6 13% 5 16% 1 7%
 Obese (BMI at or above 95th percentile) 41 87% 27 84% 14 93% 0.39
Waist circumference (cm) 91.1 13.4 92.3 13.6 92.3 14.4 0.99
Tanner Stage (score of 1–5)
 Female 2.9 1.2 2.9 1.1 2.9 1.3 0.9
 Male 1.8 1.2 1.9 1.1 1.6 1.4 0.62
First or second degree relative with T2D 39 83%



Parent/household
Ethnicity
 Hispanic 29 62% 24 75% 5 33%
 Non-Hispanic 18 38% 8 25% 10 67% 0.006
Race
 White 35 74% 20 63% 15 100%
 Black 3 6% 3 9% 0 0%
 Asian 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
 American Indian 4 9% 4 12% 0 0%
 Prefer not to reply 5 11% 5 16% 0 0% 0.06
Combined household income
 <$40,000 24 51% 20 62% 4 27%
 $40,000–$79,999 11 23% 7 22% 4 27%
 >$80,000 12 26% 5 16% 7 46% 0.04
Primary caregiver education
 High school or less 7 15% 6 19% 1 7%
 Some college or 2-year degree 28 60% 20 62% 8 53%
 4-year degree or more 12 25% 6 19% 6 40% 0.23
Primary caregiver employment
 Not employed 10 21% 7 22% 3 20%
 Employed 37 79% 25 78% 12 80% 0.88
YMCA member
 Yes 16 34% 6 19% 10 67%
 No 26 55% 22 69% 4 27%
 Past member 5 11% 4 12% 1 6% 0.005