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Table 1 Baseline participant characteristics by randomization group

From: Embedding weight management into safety-net pediatric primary care: randomized controlled trial

Characteristics

Standard Care Alone (n = 182)

Standard Care + Enhanced Program (n = 178)

p-value

Age in years, mean (SD)

9.3 (1.7)

9.3 (1.7)

0.67

Male, n (%)

94 (51.6)

81 (45.5)

0.24

Race/Ethnicity, n (%)

  

0.47

 Hispanic/Latino

132 (72.5)

135 (75.8)

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

36 (19.80)

27 (15.2)

 

 White, Asian, and others

14 (7.8)

16 (9.0)

 

Spanish Spoken in Home, n (%)

112 (61.5)

108 (60.7)

0.87

Parent/Guardian highest education

  

0.12

level, n (%)

79 (43.4)

96 (53.9)

 

  < High School

55 (30.2)

41 (23.0)

 

 High School or GED

48 (26.4)

41 (23.0)

 

  > High School

   

Household income, n (%)

  

0.33

  ≥ $30,000

14 (7.7)

22 (12.4)

 

  < $30,000

133 (73.1)

125 (70.2)

 

 Unknown

35 (19.2)

31 (17.4)

 

BMI Z-score, mean (SD)

2.02 (0.39)

1.95 (0.42)

0.12

  1. BMI, Body Mass Index
  2. GED, General Equivalency Diploma