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Table 1 Characteristics of children, ages 6–12, randomized to experience an unstructured Summer as Usual (SAU) or attend a summer day camp (Camp)

From: Testing the effect of summer camp on excess summer weight gain in youth from low-income households: a randomized controlled trial

 

SAU

(n = 48)

Camp

(n = 46)

p-value

Age (mean years (SD))

9.08 + 1.81

8.87 + 1.93

0.59

Summer 2017 participant (%)a

41.7

40.8

0.93

Female (%)

43.8

58.3

0.15

Race/Ethnicity (%)

 Non-Hispanic White

11.1

6.4

0.87

 Non-Hispanic Black

15.6

14.9

 Non-Hispanic Other

13.3

12.7

 Hispanic, All Races

60.0

66.0

Maternal Education of High School Degree or Less (%)

51.8

48.3

0.67

Qualification for Free Lunch (%)

93.8

93.8

1.0

Overweight / Obesityb (%)

53.2

60.9

0.45

  1. aParticipants were recruited in Summers 2017 and 2018. This row specifies the breakdown of enrollment and randomization by year
  2. bOverweight / Obesity determined by BMI for age and sex >85th percentile