Table 1 Demographics and characteristics of head start centers and study participates

Center, n (%)

0.02

 Small

65 (64.36)

71 (70.3)

65 (52.85)

201 (61.85)

 Large

36 (35.64)

30 (29.7)

58 (47.15)

124 (38.15)

Child age at baseline, yr

0.47

 Median [Q1, Q3]

3.64 [3.38, 3.83]

3.55 [3.36, 3.76]

3.6 [3.31, 3.92]

3.59 [3.34, 3.84]

 Mean ± SD

3.6 ± 0.29

3.56 ± 0.26

3.6 ± 0.32

3.59 ± 0.29

Child sex, n (%)

0.14

 Male

44 (43.56)

36 (35.64)

60 (48.78)

140 (43.08)

 Female

57 (56.44)

65 (64.36)

63 (51.22)

185 (56.92)

Child race/ethnicity, n (%)

0.15

 Non-H AA

7 (6.93)

9 (8.91)

4 (3.25)

20 (6.15)

 Hispanic

83 (82.18)

86 (85.15)

113 (91.87)

282 (86.77)

 Other

11 (10.89)

6 (5.94)

6 (4.88)

23 (7.08)

Asthma, n (%)

8 (7.92)

16 (15.84)

17 (13.82)

41 (12.62)

0.21

Mother education, n (%)

0.72

 Less than a High school degree

11 (10.89)

12 (11.88)

13 (10.57)

36 (11.08)

 High School Degree/GED

46 (45.54)

39 (38.61)

58 (47.15)

143 (44)

 College or Technical School Degree

31 (30.69)

41 (40.59)

41 (33.33)

113 (34.77)

 N/A or missing

13 (12.87)

9 (8.91)

11 (8.94)

33 (10.15)

Language spoken most often at home, n (%)

0.67

 English

58 (57.43)

61 (60.4)

61 (49.59)

180 (55.38)

 Spanish or other

23 (22.77)

24 (23.76)

31 (25.2)

78 (24)

 English and Spanish equally

13 (12.87)

11 (10.89)

22 (17.89)

46 (14.15)

 Not reported

7 (6.93)

5 (4.95)

9 (7.32)

21 (6.46)

Parents married, n (%)

38 (37.62)

36 (35.64)

46 (37.4)

120 (36.92)

0.95

Family members with diabetes, n (%)

44 (43.56)

44 (43.56)

45 (36.59)

133 (40.92)

0.46

BMI status

0.98

 Underweight

3 (2.97)

4 (4)

4 (3.25)

11 (3.4)

 Normal

67 (66.34)

62 (62)

81 (65.85)

210 (64.81)

 Overweight

13 (12.87)

16 (16)

19 (15.45)

48 (14.81)

 Obese

18 (17.82)

18 (18)

19 (15.45)

55 (16.98)