Table 1 Baseline demographic and anthropometric characteristics all children participating in at least 1 session, attending ≥75 % (completers) and <75 % (non-completers) of the program, 2009-2012
From: Translational research: are community-based child obesity treatment programs scalable?
Program attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | All participants | Completers | Non-completers | P-value* |
n | 2,812 | 1,520 (54.1 %) | 1,292(46.0 %) | |
Mean sessions attended (n; SD) | 12.9 (5.9) | 17.5 (1.8) | 7.6 (4.3) | |
Girls (%) | 54.2 | 56.5 | 51.5 | .008 |
Boys (%) | 45.8 | 43.5 | 48.5 | |
Age (years; mean (SD)) | 10.1 (2.0) | 10.1 (1.8) | 10.1 (2.1) | .383 |
Weight status (%) | ||||
Overweight | 28.2 | 28.3 | 28.1 | .909 |
Obese | 71.8 | 71.7 | 71.9 | |
BMI z-score (mean [SD]) | 2.08 (0.41) | 2.07 (.40) | 2.09 (.42) | .139 |
WtHtr ≥ 0.5 (%) | 93.8 | 94.5 | 92.8 | .064 |
Aboriginality (%) | ||||
Non Aboriginal | 94.6 | 95.9 | 93.1 | .001 |
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 5.4 | 4.1 | 6.9 | |
Residence (ARIA+) (%) | ||||
Major city | 63.1 | 61.7 | 64.7 | .104 |
Other | 36.9 | 38.3 | 35.3 | |
Socio-economic status (SEIFA index) (%) | ||||
1st-2nd quintile (most advantaged) | 22.4 | 25.3 | 18.8 | <0.001 |
3rd-5th quintile (most disadvantaged) | 77.7 | 74.7 | 81.2 | |