Table 2 Baseline characteristics of N = 100 parent-child pairs (N = 100 children and N = 87 parents) participating in the H2GO! pilot study (2016–2017)*
From: Reducing sugary drink intake through youth empowerment: results from a pilot-site randomized study
Child Baseline Characteristics | Intervention (N = 51) | Comparison (N = 49) | Total (N = 100) | p-value |
Gender | ||||
 Female | 29 (56.9%) | 17 (34.7%) | 46 (46.0%) | 0.026 |
Age (years) | 10.0 (1.1) | 10.2 (1.0) | 10.1 (1.0) | 0.48 |
Race | 0.0012 | |||
 White | 4 (7.8%) | 9 (18.4%) | 13 (13.0%) |  |
 Black | 26 (51.0%) | 12 (24.5%) | 38 (38.0%) |  |
 Hispanic/Latino | 12 (23.5%) | 8 (16.3%) | 20 (20.0%) |  |
 Asian | 0 (0.0%) | 11 (22.4%) | 11 (11.0%) |  |
 Multiracial | 7 (13.7%) | 5 (10.2%) | 12 (12.0%) |  |
 Other | 1 (2.0%) | 4 (8.12%) | 5 (5.0%) |  |
*N = 1 missing | ||||
Weight Status | 0.52 | |||
 Underweight | 2 (3.9%) | 3 (6.1%) | 5 (5.0%) |  |
 Healthy weight | 17 (33.3%) | 22 (44.9%) | 39 (39.0%) |  |
 Overweight | 13 (25.5%) | 8 (16.3%) | 21 (21.0%) |  |
 Obese | 19 (37.3%) | 16 (32.6%) | 35 (35.0%) |  |
zBMI | 1.1 (1.0) | 1.0 (1.1) | 1.0 (1.0) | 0.39 |
Child Behavior | ||||
 Child SSB consumption (servings/day) | 3.0 (2.7) | 2.8 (2.4) | 2.9 (2.6) | 0.66 |
 Child water consumption (cups/day) | 5.3 (2.2) | 5.5 (2.3) | 5.4 (2.3) | 0.73 |
Parent Baseline Characteristics | Intervention N = 44 | Comparison N = 43 | Overall N = 87 | p-value |
Gender | 0.39 | |||
 Female | 36 (81.8%) | 32 (74.4%) | 68 (78.2%) |  |
Age (years) | 38.2 (7.5) | 38.1 (8.3) | 38.2 (8.0) | 0.95 |
Race | 0.01 | |||
 White | 5 (11.4%) | 4 (9.3%) | 9 (10.3%) |  |
 Black | 17 (38.6%) | 9 (20.9%) | 26 (29.9%) |  |
 Hispanic/Latino | 19 (43.2%) | 14 (32.6%) | 33 (37.9%) |  |
 Asian | 1 (2.3%) | 12 (27.9%) | 13 (14.9%) |  |
 Multiracial/Other | 2 (4.6%) | 4 (9.3%) | 6 (6.9%) |  |
Annual Income | Â | Â | Â | 0.99 |
  < $30,000 | 22 (50.0%) | 21 (48.8%) | 43 (49.4%) |  |
 $30,000-49,999 | 13 (29.6%) | 12 (27.9%) | 25 (28.7%) |  |
  ≥ $50,000 | 8 (18.2%) | 9 (20.9%) | 17 (19.5%) |  |
*N = 3 missing | ||||
Education | 0.22 | |||
  ≤ High school degree | 14 (31.8%) | 20 (46.51%) | 34 (39.1%) |  |
 Some college | 15 (34.1%) | 12 (27.9%) | 27 (31.0%) |  |
  ≥ College degree | 12 (27.3%) | 11 (25.6%) | 23 (26.4%) |  |
*N = 3 missing |  | |||
Occupation | 0.99 | |||
 Employed full-time | 22 (50.0%) | 21 (48.8%) | 43 (49.4%) |  |
 Employed part-time | 13 (29.6%) | 12 (27.9%) | 25 (28.7%) |  |
 Other (disabled, retired, unemployed, homemaker) | 8 (18.2%) | 9 (20.9%) | 17 (19.5%) |  |
*N = 2 missing | ||||
Household eligible for the free-and-reduced-price lunch program | 34 (77.3%) | 34 (79.1%) | 68 (78.2%) | 0.34 |
Parent Behavior | ||||
 Purchase SSBs for family | 28 (63.6%) | 26 (60.5%) | 54 (62.1%) | 0.31 |
 Parent SSB consumption (servings/day) | 2.5 (2.2) | 1.7 (1.5) | 2.1 (1.9) | 0.06 |
 Parent water consumption (cups/day) | 5.1 (2.0) | 5.0 (2.4) | 5.1 (2.2) | 0.96 |
Home Environment | ||||
 SSBs available at home | 28 (63.6%) | 24 (55.8%) | 52 (59.8%) | 0.46 |