Table 1.
Participant and parent baseline characteristics in the Clinic and Community Approaches to Healthy Weight Study
| Total | HWC | M-HWYC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 407 | N = 201 | N = 206 | ||
| Participant characteristics | Mean (SD) | P value | ||
| Age, years | 9.58 (1.83) | 9.57 (1.88) | 9.60 (1.78) | 0.88 |
| BMI z-score | 1.95 (0.45) | 1.95 (0.46) | 1.95 (0.45) | 0.90 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 25.0 (4.90) | 25.1 (5.03) | 24.9 (4.79) | 0.82 |
| % of the 95th percentile for BMI | 113.4 (19.31) | 113.7 (19.60) | 113.1 (19.07) | 0.80 |
| N (%) | ||||
| Sex, female | 183 (45.0) | 89 (44.3) | 94 (45.6) | 0.78 |
| BMI category | ||||
| Overweight | 109 (26.8) | 54 (26.9) | 55 (26.7) | 0.98 |
| Obesity | 176 (43.2) | 86 (42.8) | 90 (43.7) | |
| Severe Obesity | 122 (30.0) | 61 (30.3) | 61 (29.6) | |
| Race/Ethnicity, Hispanic | 377 (92.9) | 186 (92.5) | 191 (92.7) | 0.67 |
| Parent characteristics | ||||
| Parents Born Outside of U.S. | 145 (35.7) | 74 (36.8) | 71 (34.6) | 0.65 |
| BMI category | ||||
| Lean | 64 (17.1) | 31 (17.0) | 33 (17.1) | 0.99 |
| Overweight/obesity | 311 (82.9) | 151 (83.0) | 160 (82.9) | |
| Education | ||||
| Less than High School | 177 (43.9) | 84 (42.4) | 93 (45.4) | 0.55 |
| High School Graduate | 132 (32.8) | 70 (35.4) | 62 (30.2) | |
| Some College or More | 94 (23.3) | 44 (22.2) | 50 (24.4) | |
| Annual income | ||||
| Less than $20,000/year | 218 (68.6) | 101 (63.9) | 117 (73.1) | 0.10 |
| More than $20,000/year | 100 (31.4) | 57 (36.1) | 43 (26.9) | |
| Parental Stress, % yes | 124 (30.5) | 60 (29.9) | 64 (31.1) | 0.79 |
| Parental Depression, % yes | 147 (36.1) | 84 (41.8) | 63 (30.6) | 0.02 |
| Housing Insecurity, % yes | 121 (29.7) | 59 (29.4) | 62 (30.1) | 0.87 |
| Food Insecurity, % yes | 200 (49.1) | 93 (46.3) | 107 (51.9) | 0.25 |
| Family food assistance enrollment | ||||
| WIC (Woman, Infants, & Children), % yes | 104 (25.6) | 54 (26.9) | 50 (24.3) | 0.55 |
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, % yes | 280 (68.8) | 137 (68.2) | 143 (69.4) | 0.78 |
| Free/reduced meals at school, % yes | 360 (88.5) | 182 (90.5) | 178 (86.4) | 0.19 |
a
Parents born outside of U.S. n=406, n=1 missing.
b
Education, n=403, n=4 missing.