Table 1 Participant characteristics included in both analytic samples by study (BtS/MAVAN) and combined
| Â | BMI sample | Energy density sample | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BtS (n = 159) | MAVAN (n = 120) | Combined (n = 279) | BtS (n = 135) | MAVAN (n = 95) | Combined (n = 230) | |
Age (years) (Mean (SD)) | 8.9 (1.7) | 4.0 (0.0) | 6.8 (2.8) | 8.87 (1.73) | 4.0 (0.0) | 6.9 (2.7) |
Sex (n(%) male) | 73 (45.9%) | 61 (50.8%) | 134 (48.0%) | 61 (45.2%) | 44 (46.3%) | 105 (45.6%) |
DRD4-7R VNTR carriers (n(%)) | 55 (34.6%) | 43 (35.8%) | 98 (35.1%) | 47 (34.8%) | 34 (35.8%) | 81 (35.2%) |
BMI-for-age z-scorea (Mean (SD)) | 0.47 (1.77) | 0.38 (0.94) | 0.43 (1.47) | 0.47 (1.73) | 0.33 (0.88) | 0.41 (1.47) |
Energy density (kcal/g) b (Mean (SD)) | 4.60 (0.25) | 4.50 (0.86) | 4.56 (0.60) | 4.60 (0.25) | 4.52 (0.87) | 4.56 (0.59) |
mRFEI (Mean (SD)) | 23.84 (11.91) | 25.85 (10.95) | 24.70 (11.53) | 24.19 (12.59) | 24.91 (11.13) | 24.49 (11.98) |
Low income prevalence (n(%)) | 25 (15.7%) | 38 (31.7)% | 63 (22.6%) | 20 (14.8%) | 29 (30.5%) | 49 (21.3%) |