Table 1 Baseline characteristics for gender, age, parental education as a measure of SES and outcome variables

Gender (% girls)

38

53

.069

Age (mean, SD)

11.10 (.32)

11.15 (.92)

.632

Parental Education (% high)

53

63

Vegetables at dinner

4.55 (2.71)

4.93 (2.52)

.383

Vegetables on sandwiches

2.52 (2.51)

2.68 (2.68)

.710

Other vegetables

3.62 (2.62)

3.92 (2.60)

.486

Fruit

4.52 (2.56)

5.35 (2.75)

.065

Other fruits

2.65 (2.32)

3.83 (2.75)

.007*

Potato chips

1.37 (1.29)

1.33 (0.98)

.849

Candy

1.55 (1.02)

1.46 (1.17)

.634

Soda with sugar

1.95 (1.94)

1.64 (1.78)

.337

Fruit squash

2.27 (2.42)

1.59 (1.96)

.084