Table 1.
Characteristics of BOKS Study Participants with Activity Monitor Data in 7 Schools in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Fall 2016.
| Overall (n = 426) | BOKSa (n = 241) | Control (n = 185) | P Value for difference BOKS vs. controlb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community, no. (%) | 0.81 | |||
| Massachusetts community (4 schools) | 239 (56) | 134 (56) | 105 (57) | |
| Rhode Island community (3 schools) | 187 (44) | 107 (44) | 80 (43) | |
| Gender, no. (%) | 0.42 | |||
| Male | 226 (53) | 132 (55) | 94 (51) | |
| Female | 200 (47) | 109 (45) | 91 (49) | |
| Grade, no. (%) | 0.37 | |||
| Kindergarten | 27 (6) | 17 (7) | 10 (5) | |
| 1 | 46 (11) | 33 (14) | 13 (7) | |
| 2 | 68 (16) | 40 (17) | 28 (15) | |
| 3 | 76 (18) | 39 (16) | 37 (20) | |
| 4 | 81 (19) | 44 (18) | 37 (20) | |
| 5 | 81 (19) | 43 (18) | 38 (21) | |
| 6 | 47 (11) | 25 (10) | 22 (12) | |
| Race/Ethnicity, No. (%) | 0.73 | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 249 (58) | 138 (57) | 111 (60) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 17 (4) | 9 (4) | 8 (4) | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 61 (14) | 40 (17) | 21 (11) | |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 28 (7) | 14 (6) | 14 (8) | |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 31 (7) | 18 (7) | 13 (7) | |
| Unknown | 40 (9) | 22 (9) | 18 (10) | |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 8.6 (1.8) | 8.4 (1.8) | 8.8 (1.7) | 0.03 |
| Days monitored, mean (SD) | 3.2 (0.7) | 3.3 (0.7) | 3.1 (0.8) | 0.03 |
| Days monitored when BOKS before school programming was offered, mean (SD) | 1.5 (0.5) | 1.6 (0.5) | 1.5 (0.6) | 0.03 |
| Days monitored when BOKS before school programming was not offered, mean (SD) | 1.7 (0.5) | 1.7 (0.5) | 1.7 (0.5) | 0.36 |
| Monitor Wear Hours/Day, mean (SD) | ||||
| Before school | 8.8 (0.5) | 8.8 (0.5) | 8.8 (0.6) | 0.13 |
| During school | 5.7 (0.7) | 5.7 (0.7) | 5.7 (0.8) | 0.89 |
| Total day | 21.7 (3.9) | 21.6 (3.9) | 21.7 (3.9) | 0.74 |
Abbreviations: BOKS, Build Our Kids' Success; SD, standard deviation.
a
Students participating in BOKS before school programming.
b
P-values were obtained from chi-square tests for differences in frequencies and from t-tests for differences in means. Boldface indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05).