From: Design and baseline characteristics of the Short bouTs of Exercise for Preschoolers (STEP) study
Variable | SBS-PA | UPA | p | All |
---|---|---|---|---|
 | (n = 141) | (n = 150) |  | (n = 291) |
Gender, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Boys | 59 (52%) | 62 (49%) | 0.65 | 121 (50.2%) |
 Girls | 55 (48%) | 65 (51%) |  | 120 (49.8%) |
Race/Ethnicity, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 White | 36 (34%) | 36 (29%) | 0.13 | 72 (31%) |
 Hispanic | 35 (33%) | 59 (48%) |  | 94 (41%) |
 African-American | 33 (31%) | 25 (20%) |  | 58 (25%) |
 Asian | 2 (2%) | 3 (2%) |  | 5 (2%) |
 Other | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) |  | 1 (0.4%) |
Parent/guardian age (yrs) | 43.8 ± 7.7 | 44.0 ± 7.6 | 0.73 | 43.9 ± 7.6 |
Parent/guardian BMI (kg/m2) | 27.8 ± 6.1 | 27.4 ± 6.0 | 0.43 | 27.6 ± 6.0 |
Parent/guardian marital status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Married | 51 (45%) | 57 (45%) | 0.27 | 108 (45%) |
 Divorced/Separated or widowed | 12 (10%) | 6 (5%) |  | 18 (7%) |
 Single-never married | 51 (45%) | 63 (50%) |  | 114 (47%) |
Maximum household education level, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 High school graduate or less | 31 (32%) | 44 (36%) | 0.64 | 75 (34%) |
 Some college/technical school | 24 (24%) | 32 (26%) |  | 56 (25%) |
 College graduate | 43 (44%) | 46 (38%) |  | 89 (40%) |
Annual total household income, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Less than $20,000 | 28 (26%) | 34 (29%) | 0.57 | 62 (27%) |
 $20,000 - $39,000 | 32 (29%) | 40 (34%) |  | 72 (32%) |
 $40,000 - $59,000 | 13 (12%) | 15 (13%) |  | 28 (12%) |
 Greater than $60,000 | 36 (33%) | 29 (25%) |  | 65 (29%) |