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Table 1 Baseline demographic and anthropometrics characteristics of preschool children enrolled in a family-based obesity treatment intervention

From: Changes in diet quality and home food environment in preschool children following weight management

 

Overall

n = 151

LAUNCH

n = 47

MI

n = 50

STC

n = 54

Child Age (months), M ± SD

55.1 ± 11.2

55.1 ± 12.1

55.0 ± 10.7

55.3 ± 11.1

Child Sex n (%)

 Male

65 (43.0%)

22 (46.8%)

21 (42.0%)

22 (40.7%)

 Female

86 (57.0%)

25 (53.2%)

29 (58.0%)

32 (59.3%)

Child Ethnicity n (%)

 Hispanic or Latino

9 (6.0%)

1 (2.1%)

3 (6.0%)

5 (9.3%)

 Non-Hispanic

142 (94.0%)

46 (97.9%)

47 (94.0%)

49 (90.7%)

Child Race n (%)

 Black

14 (9.3%)

3 (6.4%)

6 (12.0%)

5 (9.3%)

 White

115 (76.2%)

37 (78.7%)

38 (76.0%)

40 (74.1%)

 More Than One Race/Other

22 (14.6%)

7 (14.9%)

6 (12.0%)

9 (16.7%)

Child BMI M ± SD

20.9 ± 2.5

20.9 ± 2.5

20.7 ± 2.4

21.0 ± 2.6

Child BMI Z-score M ± SD

2.44 ± 0.60

2.41 ± 0.53

2.41 ± 0.56

2.48 ± 0.70

Child BMI Percentile M ± SD

98.6 ± 1.3

98.6 ± 1.2

98.5 ± 1.3

98.6 ± 1.3

Family Income n (%)

  < $30 k

16 (10.6%)

4 (8.5%)

8 (16.0%)

4 (7.4%)

 $30 k – 49.9 k

23 (15.2%)

9 (19.2%)

5 (10.0%)

9 (16.7%)

 $50 k – 99.9 k

77 (51.0%)

25 (53.2%)

23 (46.0%)

29 (53.7%)

  ≥ $100 k

34 (22.5%)

9 (19.2%)

14 (28.0%)

11 (20.4%)

 Not Reported

1 (0.7%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (1.9%)

Hollingshead Score1 M ± SD

43.0 ± 11.7

43.2 ± 11.1

42.2 ± 12.7

43.6 ± 11.3

  1. 1The Hollingshead Four Factor Index of Social Status is calculated based upon the education, occupation, sex, and marital status of the head(s) of households. Computed scores range from 8 to 66 with higher scores indicating higher family social status as attributed by other members of society