Table 1.
Distribution of variables and standardised difference pre and post matching
| non-DS IDD | DS | Standardised Difference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | ||
| Distribution of variables pre-matching | |||||||
| Age (yrs.) | 103 | 36.5 | 12.5 | 21 | 36.5 | 9.6 | 0.003 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 103 | 37.0 | 7.9 | 21 | 36.8 | 8.1 | 0.033 |
| Female (n, %) | 56 | 54.4 | 14 | 66.7 | 0.254 | ||
| Race/Ethnicity (n, %) | 0.056 | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 83 | 83.6 | 18 | 85.7 | |||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 13 | 12.6 | 1 | 4.8 | |||
| Other | 7 | 6.8 | 2 | 9.5 | |||
| Randomization (n, %) | 0.192 | ||||||
| eSLD | 54 | 52.4 | 13 | 61.9 | |||
| CD | 49 | 47.6 | 8 | 38.1 | |||
| Distribution of variables post-matching | |||||||
| Age (yrs.) | 20 | 36.6 | 10.2 | 20 | 36.8 | 9.8 | 0.020 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 20 | 37.2 | 6.9 | 20 | 37.1 | 8.1 | 0.009 |
| Female (n, %) | 13 | 65.0 | 13 | 65.0 | 0.000 | ||
| Race/Ethnicity (n, %) | 0.000 | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 18 | 90.0 | 18 | 90.0 | |||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Other | 2 | 10.0 | 2 | 10.0 | |||
| Randomization (n, %) | 0.000 | ||||||
| eSLD | 13 | 65.0 | 13 | 65.0 | |||
| CD | 7 | 35.0 | 7 | 35.0 | |||
Note: IDD = intellectual disabilities, DS = Down Syndrome, SD= standard deviation, BMI = body mass index, yrs. = years, kg = kilograms, m = meters, eSLD = enhanced stop light diet, CD= conventional diet.