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Table 1 Parameter estimates and inferential statistics for the growth models (N = 155)

From: Treatment adherence and facilitator characteristics in a community based pediatric weight control intervention

Model 1: unconditional lLinear

Estimate

S.E.

Est./S.E.

P-value

Initial Percent Overweight (POW) with slope (rate of change)

3.502

2.565

1.366

0.172

Means

    

  Initial POW

72.096

3.723

19.365

0.000

  Slope

-0.138

0.039

-3.561

0.000

Variances

    

  Initial POW

1123.825

198.105

5.673

0.000

  Slope (rate of change)

0.167

0.032

5.156

0.000

Residual variances*

    

  POW initial

17.158

5.242

3.273

0.001

  POW week 12

17.158

5.242

3.273

0.001

  POW week 24

17.158

5.242

3.273

0.001

Model 2: predictors of rate of change

Estimate

S.E.

Est./S.E.

P-value

Initial POW

0.003

0.002

1.617

0.106

Age in months

0.001

0.001

0.672

0.502

Facilitator characteristics (time 1)

0.000

0.010

0.025

0.980

Facilitator characteristics (time 2)

0.064

0.019

3.433

0.001

Expert rating (time 1)

-0.064

0.046

-1.391

0.164

Expert rating (time 2)

-0.082

0.051

-1.615

0.106

Percent content adherence (time 1)

-0.016

0.005

-2.870

0.004

Percent content adherence (time 2)

-0.027

0.009

-3.132

0.002

  1. *residual variances constrained to be equal.
  2. Note. POW = Percent Overweight; Facilitator Characteristics = Sum of the 9 item facilitator characteristics scale.