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Table 1 Attributes of afterschool sites in the out-of-school time nutrition and physical activity intervention 2016–2017 scale up, by training arm (N = 53)

From: Assessing the effectiveness of training models for national scale-up of an evidence-based nutrition and physical activity intervention: a group randomized trial

 

In person

(N = 20)

Online

(N = 14)

Control

(N = 19)

p-value for difference between 3 arms

Region (N)

   

0.84

 East

5

4

3

 

 Midwest

10

7

9

 

 South

5

3

7

 

Child Enrollment (Mean, SD)

35.4 (21.5)

43.8 (27.2)

40.8 (29.4)

0.64

Number staff (Mean, SD)a

3.8 (1.7)

3.9 (2.1)

3.7 (2.0)

0.92

Age of children served (Mean, SD)b

8.1 (0.6)

8.0 (0.6)

8.2 (1.4)

0.75

Race/ethnicity of children servedc

 White

40.4% (30.0)

53.6% (35.1)

49.8% (33.8)

0.60

 Black/African American

33.8% (23.9)

20.4% (26.5)

18.1% (19.0)

0.18

 Hispanic/Latino

20.5% (20.0)

11.2% (10.1)

14.9% (12.5)

0.29

 Asian

2.9% (4.9)

2.6% (4.7)

3.5% (5.1)

0.88

 Other

1.0% (3.2)

1.0% (3.2)

6.2% (16.2)

0.36

OSNAP Goals Met at Baseline (Mean, SD)

 Aggregate healthy practice scored

6.03 (0.76)

5.25 (1.09)

6.01 (1.72)

0.16

Percent of Days Meeting OSNAP Goal (Mean, SD)

 Provide all children with at least 30 min of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day

41 (38)

44 (46)

50 (43)

0.82

 Offer 20 min of vigorous physical activity (3 times per week)

56 (39)

48 (40)

53 (45)

0.88

 Do not serve sugary drinks (SSBs or 100% juice larger than 4 oz)

88 (32)

100 (0)

91 (29)

0.38

 Do not allow sugary drinks to be brought in during program time

65 (43)

48 (44)

65 (39)

0.44

 Offer water as a drink at snack every day

41 (50)

29 (47)

52 (49)

0.39

 Offer a fruit or vegetable option every day at snack

58 (37)

45 (36)

70 (38)

0.17

 Limit computer and digital device time to homework or instructional only

99 (6)

100 (0)

86 (29)

0.05

 Eliminate broadcast and cable TV and movies

99 (4)

99 (5)

96 (9)

0.41

 When serving grains (like bread, crackers, and cereals), serve whole grains

55 (40)

20 (31)

39 (35)

0.03

  1. a1 in-person site was missing number of onsite staff
  2. b1 in-person, 2 online, and 2 control sites were missing mean age of children
  3. cPercent race/ethnicity was estimated as the midpoint of a range and therefore percents for each group do not add up to 100%. 8 in-person, 2 online, and 1 control site were missing race/ethnicity
  4. dNumber of OSNAP goals met per day, out of 9 possible
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