Evaluation of a cluster-randomized controlled trial: Communities for Healthy Living, family-centered obesity prevention program for Head Start parents and children

Table 4 Characteristics of Greater Boston Head Start children included in the primary analysis and their parents by eligibility, inclusion, and treatment arm, 2016-2019 (n = 4011)

Shown is the percent
^a Children eligible for survey completion must be enrolled at a participating Head Start program for a full school year (2016-2019). Those who dropped out of Head Start early were considered ineligible for inclusion
^b Those included in the analysis have at least one semester of height and weight data available (i.e., baseline and follow-up measures of a given school year)
^c Age is that on September 1 of the school year enrolled; calculated from date of birth; 2-year-olds are aged 29-35 months, 3-year-olds are aged 36-47 months, and 4-year-olds are aged 48-59 months
^d “Other” category includes individuals who identified as biracial/multiracial, as well as Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
^e “Other” includes those who reported that they are in a job training program, school full-time or part-time, employed full-time or part-time, in a paying job, “not applicable,” or “other”
Responses.
^f As defined by the 2000 CDC Growth Chart for the U.S. based on child height and weight measurements

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