Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of preschools and children
From: Munch and Move: evaluation of a preschool healthy eating and movement skill program
| Â | Base-line | Follow-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control |
Preschools (n) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Preschool staffing (n) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Teachers | 26 | 17 | 24 | 17 |
Teachers' aide | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Preschool staff experience (mean years) | Â | Â | ||
Teachers | 4.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.2 |
Teachers-aid | 11.1 | 8.9 | 12.2 | 8.9 |
Students (n) | 263 | 167 | 218 | 141 |
Boys (%) | 49.4 | 50.3 | 47.6 | 46.3 |
Age (yrs SD) | 4.4 (0.5) | 4.5 (0.3) | 4.9 (0.5) | 4.9 (0.3) |
Days attending preschool (%) | Â | Â | ||
2 days/week | 22.4 | 11.0 | 20.0 | 10.6 |
3 days/week | 21.3 | 42.3 | 20.6 | 38.2 |
4 days/week | 7.9 | 4.3 | 8.2 | 5.7 |
5 days/week | 48.4 | 42.3 | 48.2 | 44.7 |
Socioeconomic status (%) | Â | Â | Â | |
Low | 47.5 | 44.3 | 47.7 | 46.3 |
Middle/high | 52.5 | 55.7 | 52.3 | 53.7 |
Cultural background (%) | Â | Â | ||
English-speaking | 57.6 | 40.7 | 37.0 | 50.4 |
Non-English speaking | 42.4 | 59.3 | 63.0 | 49.6 |