Table 2b.
Characteristics of 2‐ to 5‐year‐old children at baseline in the FNPA risk assessment intervention group and comparison non‐respondent and non‐exposed groups
| Intervention (N = 1,617) | Non‐respondent (N = 2,133) | Non‐exposed (N = 2,746) | P‐value† | P‐value‡ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||
| Baseline age (years) | 3.9 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 1.2 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |
| BMI z‐score | 0.44 | 1.14 | 0.26 | 1.19 | 0.17 | 1.17 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |
| Category | N | % | N | % | N | % | P‐value† | P‐value‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 826 | 51.1 | 1,041 | 48.8 | 1,315 | 47.9 | 0.167 | 0.042 |
| Male | 791 | 48.9 | 1,092 | 51.2 | 1,431 | 52.1 | |||
| Weight category | Underweight | 56 | 3.5 | 121 | 5.7 | 157 | 5.7 | 0.0013 | <0.0001 |
| Normal | 1,096 | 67.8 | 1,485 | 69.6 | 2,007 | 73.1 | |||
| Overweight | 252 | 15.6 | 291 | 13.6 | 326 | 11.9 | |||
| Obese | 213 | 13.2 | 236 | 11.1 | 256 | 9.3 | |||
| Medical assistance | No | 1,054 | 65.2 | 1,381 | 64.7 | 2,208 | 80.4 | 0.781 | <0.0001 |
| Yes | 563 | 34.8 | 752 | 35.3 | 538 | 19.6 | |||
| Race/ethnicity | Non‐Hispanic White | 1,305 | 80.7 | 1,775 | 83.2 | 2,504 | 91.2 | 0.065 | <0.0001 |
| Hispanic | 179 | 11.1 | 222 | 10.4 | 71 | 2.6 | |||
| Other | 133 | 8.2 | 136 | 6.4 | 171 | 6.2 |
BMI, body mass index; FNPA, family nutrition and physical activity; SD, standard deviation.
†
Comparing intervention group versus non‐respondent group.
‡
Comparing intervention group versus non‐exposed group.