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Table 1 B’N Fit POWER 2016–2018 Baseline Student Characteristics

From: Trends in health behavior and weight outcomes following enhanced afterschool programming participation

 

B’N Fit POWER

All Students

(N = 76)

B’N Fit Power

Sub-group students (≥85th %ile)

(N = 55)

Demographics

 Number recruited in 2016

35

30

 Number recruited in 2017

27

17

 Number recruited in 2018

14

8

Age, yrs. (SD)

12.4 (1.0)

12.5 (1.1)

Sex, Female, %

35 (46.1)

25 (45.5)

Ethnicity

 Black (Non-Hispanic)

19 (25)

14 (25)

 Hispanic/Latino

47 (61.8)

32 (58)

 White (Non-Hispanic)

3 (3.9)

3 (5)

Anthropometrics: xÌ… + SD

 BMI, kg/m2

24.7 (3.8)

26.2 (2.3)

 BMI percentile, %

86.7 (20.1)

95.1 (3.6)

 BMI Z-score

1.4 (0.8)

1.7 (0.3)

Obesity category

 BMI (5–84.9%ile) Healthy weight

14 (20.3)

0 (0)

 BMI (85–94.9%ile) Overweight

18 (26.1)

18 (32.7)

 BMI (95–98.9%ile) Obesity

33 (47.8)

33 (60)

 BMI (> 99%ile) Severe obesity

4 (5.8)

4 (7.3)

Baseline Attainment of Target behaviors (%)

 Breakfast daily

34 (45.3)

25 (46.3)

 Lunch daily

43 (57.3)

29 (53.7)

 Breakfast and Lunch daily

24 (32)

17 (31.5)

 Fruit (2–3 servings/day)

40 (53.3)

29 (53.7)

 Vegetable (3–6 servings/day)

22 (29.3)

16 (29.6)

 Sugarfree Beverages (8 cups a day)

21 (28.8)

15 (28.8)

 Sugary Beverages (< 1 cup a day)

20 (26.7)

15 (27.8)

 Sugarfree and Sugary Beverages (8 cups & < 1 cup a day)

7 (9.3)

5 (9.3)

 Sleep (at least 8 h a night)

56 (74.7)

41 (75.9)

 Physical activity (≥1 h of physical activity/day)

16 (21.3)

12 (22.2)

 Unhealthy snacks (no more than weekly)

20 (27)

16 (29.6)

 Fast foods (no more than weekly)

53 (70.7)

37 (68.5)

 Unhealthy snack and fast foods (no more than weekly)

19 (25.3)

15 (27.8)

Composite score (SD), range: 0–7

2.5 (1.1)

2.5 (1.1)