Table 3.
Characteristics of ELI participation for the entire sample and by sex, ethnicity, and baseline body size
| Visits post-baseline | Length of follow-up, months | Frequency distribution for final follow-up length, months | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | mean ± SD | (min, max) | mean ± SD | (min, max) | 0.5–5.9 | 6.0–11.9 | 12.0–17.9 | 18+ | |
| All | 55 | 6.4 ± 3.8 | [1, 16] | 12.5 ± 6.4 | (0.6, 23.2) | 12 | 13 | 18 | 12 |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Boys | 24 | 6.0 ± 3.8 | [1, 16] | 12.8 ± 6.8 | (1.8, 22.7) | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Girls | 31 | 6.6 ± 3.7 | [1, 14] | 12.3 ± 6.3 | (0.6, 23.2) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| Ethnicity | |||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 19 | 5.4 ± 3.2 | [2, 14] | 11.0 ± 6.5 | (0.6, 23.2) | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Hispanic | 36 | 6.8 ± 4.0 | [1, 16] | 13.3 ± 6.4 | (1.2, 22.7) | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| Baseline body size | |||||||||
| Obese | 31 | 6.2 ± 3.9 | [1, 14] | 12.4 ± 6.8 | (0.6, 23.2) | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| Severely obese | 24 | 6.5 ± 3.6 | [1, 16] | 12.6 ± 6.1 | (1.2, 22.7) | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 |