Table 3.
Baseline and post-assessment comparison of caregiver and child outcomes
| Baseline | Post | p valuea | Effectb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caregivers | N = 62 | N = 62 | ||
| BMI kg/m2: median (IQR); N = 61 | 35.5 (10.3) | 34.9 (11.3) | 0.016 | 0.22 |
| Daily sugar-sweetened beverage intake (oz): median (IQR); N = 50 | 10.1 (27.1) | 5.7 (14.6) | 0.026 | 0.22 |
| Times caregiver ate vegetable and fruit (combined), previous day: median (IQR); N = 56 | 2.0 (2.0) | 2.0 (2.0) | 0.674 | 0.04 |
| Times caregiver walked to get some place that took at least 10 min, previous week | 0.724 | 0.13 | ||
| 0–2 times per week | 39 (84.8%) | 48 (80.0%) | ||
| 3 or more times per week | 7 (15.2%) | 12 (20.0%) | ||
| Times caregiver walked for at least 10 min for fun, relaxation, exercise, previous week | 0.752 | 0.10 | ||
| 0–2 times per week | 33 (70.2%) | 44 (75.9%) | ||
| 3 or more times per week | 14 (29.8%) | 14 (24.1%) | ||
| Hours a day caregiver watches TV or uses a computer/laptop/tablet/iPad (for playing games, emailing, chatting, or surfing on the net) in free time | 0.332 | 0.15 | ||
| Less than 2 h per day | 24 (39.3%) | 29 (47.5%) | ||
| 2+ h per day | 37 (60.7%) | 32 (52.5%) | ||
| Times caregiver ate fast food for a main meal each week | 0.179 | 0.20 | ||
| Seldom/never | 12 (20.0%) | 14 (23.0%) | ||
| 1 time per week | 16 (26.7%) | 22 (36.1%) | ||
| 2+ times per week | 32 (53.3%) | 25 (41.0%) | ||
| Soda in the home is | 0.002 | 0.43 | ||
| Easy to get to (in plain sight or out of sight) | 37 (60.7%) | 24 (40.0%) | ||
| Not in home or hidden and out of reach | 24 (39.3%) | 36 (60.0%) | ||
| Sweet/salty snacks in the home are | 0.202 | 0.33 | ||
| Easy to get to (in plain sight or out of sight) | 58 (93.5%) | 52 (86.7%) | ||
| Not in home or hidden and out of reach | 4 (6.5%) | 8 (13.3%) | ||
| Children | N = 85 | N = 85 | ||
| BMI percentage of the 95th percentile (%): median (IQR); N = 83 | 118.3 (35.8) | 121.9 (31.8) | 0.050 | 0.15 |
| BMI percentile: median (IQR); N = 83 | 98.8 (3.5) | 98.7 (3.4) | 0.010 | 0.20 |
| BMI z-score: median (IQR); N = 83 | 2.3 (0.8) | 2.2 (0.7) | 0.023 | 0.18 |
| Daily sugar-sweetened beverage intake (oz): median (IQR); N = 70 | 4.7 (17.9) | 2.5 (10.6) | 0.006 | 0.23 |
| Times child ate vegetable and fruit (combined), previous day: median (IQR); N = 78 | 2.0 (2.0) | 2.0 (1.0) | 0.388 | 0.07 |
| Times child walked to get some place that took at least 10 min, previous week | 0.803 | 0.06 | ||
| 0–2 times per week | 57 (85.1%) | 66 (79.5%) | ||
| 3 or more times per week | 10 (14.9%) | 17 (20.5%) | ||
| Times child walked for at least 10 min for fun, relaxation, exercise, previous week | 0.480 | 0.11 | ||
| 0–2 times per week | 50 (75.8%) | 58 (73.4%) | ||
| 3 or more times per week | 16 (24.2%) | 21 (26.6%) | ||
| Hours per day child watches TV or uses computer/laptop/tablet/iPad (for playing games, emailing, chatting, or surfing on the net) in free time | 0.046 | 0.22 | ||
| Less than 2 h per day | 27 (32.9%) | 40 (47.6%) | ||
| 2+ h per day | 55 (67.1%) | 44 (52.4%) | ||
| Times child ate fast food for a main meal each week | 0.007 | 0.31 | ||
| Seldom/never | 9 (11.4%) | 19 (23.2%) | ||
| 1 time per week | 27 (34.2%) | 33 (40.2%) | ||
| 2+ times per week | 43 (54.4%) | 30 (36.6%) |
ap value from McNemar tests for paired nominal data and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests for paired continuous data
bFor Wilcoxon signed-rank tests (continuous data), effect size was calculated as . Interpretations for r are 0.1 small, 0.3 medium, and 0.5 large effect. For McNemar tests (proportional data), Cohen’s g for effect size was calculated as for a 2 × 2 table where a and d are the concordant cells and b and c are the discordant cells. Interpretations for g are 0.05 to 0.15 small, 0.15 to < 0.25 medium, and > 0.25 large