Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Participant Children in the NSFS Study
From: A three-year multifaceted intervention to prevent obesity in children of Mexican-heritage
Characteristics | Study Site | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
All (N = 700) | Intervention (n = 387) | Comparison (n = 313) | P Valuea | |
Child | ||||
Age, mean (SD), yrs | 5.98 (1.31) | 6.02 (1.34) | 5.93 (1.28) | 0.42 |
Sex | ||||
 Female, n (%) | 355 (50.7) | 182 (47.0) | 173 (55.3) | 0.11 |
 Male, n (%) | 345 (49.3) | 205 (53.0) | 140 (44.7) | 0.13 |
Height, mean (SD), cm | 110.40 (9.59) | 110.47 (9.74) | 110.27 (9.34) | 0.81 |
Weight, mean (SD), kg | 21.51 (5.53) | 21.41 (5.29) | 21.69 (5.94) | 0.56 |
Waist circumference, mean (SD), cm | 56.18 (7.16) | 55.92 (6.79) | 56.62 (7.75) | 0.26 |
WCHTR, mean (SD) | 0.51 (0.05) | 0.51 (0.05) | 0.51 (0.06) | 0.10 |
BMI, mean (SD) | 17.47 (2.46) | 17.39 (2.21) | 17.61 (2.85) | 0.30 |
zBMI, mean (SD) | 0.97 (0.99) | 0.97 (0.98) | 0.98 (1.02) | 0.86 |
Obesity status at baseline | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Normal, n (%) | 383 (54.7) | 211 (54.5) | 172 (55.0) | 0.92 |
 Overweight, n (%) | 130 (18.6) | 84 (21.7) | 46 (14.7) | 0.32 |
 Obese, n (%) | 187 (26.7) | 92 (23.8) | 95 (30.3) | 0.77 |
Parent and Household | ||||
Mother age, mean (SD), yrs | 32.65 (6.80) | 33.03 (6.98) | 32.17 (6.54) | 0.10 |
Mother BMI at baseline, mean (SD) | 31.09 (6.53) | 30.92 (6.09) | 31.36 (7.21) | 0.54 |
Mother education, mean (SD), yrs | 9.49 (3.78) | 9.85 (4.06) | 9.04 (3.36) | 0.006 |
Mother place of birth | ||||
 United States, n (%) | 126 (18.6) | 88 (23.4) | 38 (12.6) | 0.17 |
 Mexico, n (%) | 524 (77.4) | 267 (71.0) | 257 (85.4) | 0.0001 |
 Other, n (%) | 27 (4.0) | 21 (5.6) | 6 (2.0) | 0.72 |
Household size, mean (SD) | 5.05 (1.46) | 5.02 (1.51) | 5.07 (1.41) | 0.67 |
Household annual income, mean (SD), $ | 1859.71 (1072.66) | 1919.96 (1096.27) | 1783.83 (1039.24) | 0.12 |
Family acculturation level | ||||
 Traditional, n (%) | 423 (75.1) | 212 (71.4) | 211 (79.3) | 0.06 |
 Low bicultural, n (%) | 69 (12.3) | 38 (12.8) | 31 (11.7) | 0.91 |
 High bicultural, n (%) | 71 (12.6) | 47 (15.8) | 24 (9.0) | 0.43 |
Poverty Statusb | ||||
 Above Poverty Line, n (%) | 288 (41.1) | 162 (41.9) | 126 (40.2) | 0.77 |
 Below Poverty Line, n (%) | 412 (58.9) | 225 (58.1) | 187 (59.7) | 0.74 |