Table 3.
Characteristics of youth participating in Pilot II.
Characteristics | Comparison (no intervention) (n = 25) | SHCP (n = 22) | SHCP + HCIM (n = 42) | SHCP + HCIM w/tech (n = 47) | p | |
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Sex, n (%) | Female | 14 (56) | 12 (57) | 22 (56) | 26 (59) | 0.1 |
Unreported | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | 3 (7) | 3 (6) | ||
Age in years, mean (SD) | 10.4 (0.8) | 10.5 (0.5) | 9.5 (0.6) | 10.0 (0.9) | <0.001 | |
Ethnicity/race, n (%) | <0.001 | |||||
Caucasian/White, not of Hispanic origin | 2 (8) | 8 (36) | 25 (60) | 20 (42) | ||
Latino/Hispanic (Mexican-American, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Chicano) | 21 (84) | 7 (32) | 6 (14) | 6 (13) | ||
Othera | 2 (8) | 6 (27) | 9 (21) | 16 (34) | ||
Unreportedb | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | 2 (5) | 5 (11) | ||
Income, n (%) | 0.11 | |||||
$0–$19,999 | 7 (28) | 1 (5) | 10 (24) | 4 (9) | ||
$20,000–$39,999 | 10 (40) | 6 (29) | 12 (28) | 8 (17) | ||
$40,000–$59,999 | 3 (12) | 5 (23) | 2 (5) | 6 (13) | ||
$60,000–$79,999 | 2 (8) | 2 (10) | 6 (14) | 7 (15) | ||
$80,000–$99,999 | 0 (0) | 2 (10) | 3 (7) | 2 (4) | ||
$100,000 or more | 1 (4) | 5 (23) | 4 (10) | 10 (21) | ||
Unreportedb | 2 (8) | 0 (0) | 5 (12) | 10 (21) | ||
Highest education completed by the household, n (%) | 0.13 | |||||
<8th grade, 8th−11th grade, finished high school or have GED | 22 (88) | 13 (59) | 25 (60) | 26 (55) | ||
Vocational or technical training, or some college | 0 (0) | 2 (9) | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | ||
Associate's degree, Bachelor's degree, or Postgraduate | 2 (8) | 6 (27) | 15 (36) | 12 (26) | ||
Unreportedb | 1 (4) | 1 (5) | 1 (2) | 7 (15) | ||
Body mass index (kg/m2; n, %) | 0.28 | |||||
Underweight | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (4) | ||
Normal weight | 7 (28) | 13 (62) | 23 (55) | 25 (53) | ||
Overweight | 8 (32) | 5 (24) | 8 (19) | 10 (21) | ||
Obese | 9 (36) | 3 (14) | 8 (19) | 7 (15) | ||
Unreportedb | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (7) | 3 (6) |
Includes African American/Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, and multiple reported.
Unreported includes those that did not return the questionnaire, those that left the question blank, and students that were absent during height and weight collection.