Table 3.
Baseline demographics of participants by program.
| P-value for differences |
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| No Program | HSL | 21 C | HSL vs. No Program | 21 C vs. No Program | 21 C vs. HSL | |
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| Number of Participants | 60 | 60 | 60 | |||
| Mean Age in Years (SD) | 7.9 (1.0) | 7.9 (1.0) | 8.0 (1.0) | 0.682 | 0.264 | 0.503 |
| Male (%) | 45.3 | 48.5 | 27.4 | 0.590 | 0.023 | 0.006 |
| Participants by Race (%) | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 93.8 | 92.4 | 93.5 | 0.389 | 0.729 | 0.588 |
| Other | 6.2 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 0.389 | 0.729 | 0.588 |
| Body Composition | ||||||
| Mean BMI (SD) | 20.9 (6.1) | 20.5 (4.9) | 20.5 (4.9) | 0.729 | 0.378 | 0.612 |
| Mean BMI z-score (SD) | 0.95 (1.1) | 0.99 (1.1) | 0.99 (1.1) | 0.817 | 0.611 | 0.468 |
| Mean BMI Percentile (SD) | 72.7 (27.5) | 74.6 (27.6) | 74.5 (27.6) | 0.707 | 0.818 | 0.548 |
| Percent Overweight or Obese | 47.7 | 51.7 | 51.7 | 0.655 | 0.308 | 0.151 |
| Mean MAP Reading Score (SD) | 194 (11.6) | 190.8 (12.0) | 192.6 (12.4) | 0.076 | 0.609 | 0.192 |
| Mean PACER Laps Completed (SD) | 11.6 (6.9) | 13.5 (7.4) | 13.5 (7.4) | 0.129 | 0.368 | 0.506 |
Abbreviations: ”HSL” Healthy Summer Learners, “21 C” 21st Century Learning Center, “SD” Standard deviation, “BMI” Body Mass Index, “MAP” Measures of Academic Progress, “PACER” Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run.
a
P-value for comparison between groups at baseline. Continuous variables compared using linear regression; categorical variables compared using logistic regression.
b
During the second summer the 21st Century Learning Center extend the program from 16 to 24 days and the median attendance was 20 days.