Table 1 Characteristics of ECE Centers and Children included in Analytical Sample
Baseline (n = 9) | Follow-up (n = 9) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |||||
ECE Centers | ||||||
Number of Employees | 22 ± 6 | 22 ± 7 | ||||
Child Enrollment | ||||||
3- year olds | 43 ± 33 | 38 ± 27 | ||||
4- year olds | 35 ± 27 | 30 ± 22 | ||||
Baseline (n = 112) | Follow-up (n = 83) | Subset Baseline (n = 49) | ||||
Mean ± SD | % | Mean ± SD | % | Mean ± SD | % | |
Children | ||||||
Age | 3.4 ± 0.5 | 4.0 ± 0.6 | 3.2 ± 0.5 | |||
Boys | 50.0 | 45.8 | 51.0 | |||
Race | ||||||
White | 57.2 | 66.2 | 75.5 | |||
African American | 33.9 | 25.0 | 14.3 | |||
Other | 8.9 | 8.8 | 10.2 | |||
Ethnicity | ||||||
Hispanic | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.0 | |||
Non-Hispanic | 96.5 | 96.3 | 98.0 | |||
Maternal Education | ||||||
Less than High School | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | |||
High School | 25.2 | 16.8 | 12.2 | |||
Associate’s/Bachelors | 39.2 | 41.0 | 38.8 | |||
Graduate/Professional | 33.0 | 39.8 | 47.0 | |||
Household Income (USD) | ||||||
Less than $29,999 | 19.1 | 19.5 | 8.2 | |||
$30,000 - $69,999 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 6.2 | |||
$70,000 - $109,000 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.2 | |||
Greater than $110,000 | 40.8 | 52.4 | 61.2 | |||
Prefer not to answer | 16.0 | 12.2 | 12.2 | |||
BMI Percentile | 57.2 ± 30.0 | 56.3 ± 32.3 | 52.2 ± 33.0 | |||
Weight Status | ||||||
Underweight | 6.2 | 6.0 | 10.2 | |||
Normal | 71.4 | 66.3 | 67.3 | |||
Overweight | 16.0 | 13.2 | 16.3 | |||
Obese | 6.2 | 14.5 | 6.2 | |||