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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the sample on the outcome measures at baseline.

From: Evaluation of a multiple ecological level child obesity prevention program: Switch®what you Do, View, and Chew

  

Total sample

Experimental schools

Control schools

Variable

N

Total = 1,323a

 

Total

N= 685

Males

N= 301

Females

N= 383

Total

N= 674

Males

N= 337

Females

N= 336

Age (years)

1,283

9.6 (0.9)

9.6 (0.9)

9.7 (0.9)

9.6 (0.9)

9.6 (0.9)

9.6 (0.9)

9.6 (0.9)

% Female

1,323

53.0%

56.0%

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49.6%

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Anthropometric data

Height (cm)

1,286

138.2 (7.9)

138.5 (7.9)

138.8 (7.7)

138.2 (8.1)

138.0 (7.9)

138.6 (7.7)

137.4 (8.0)

Weight (kg)

1,281

35.6 (9.3)

35.6 (9.2)

35.4 (8.8)

35.8 (9.5)

35.6 (9.5)

36.2 (9.3)

34.9 (9.6)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

1,279

18.4 (3.4)

18.4(3.3)

18.2 (3.2)

18.5 (3.4)

18.5 (3.5)

18.6 (3.4)

18.3 (3.6)

% Overweight

1,279

19.1

18.8

21.5

16.1

19.5

16.4

21.9

% Obese

1,279

8.0

7.7

7.4

8.1

8.4

6.6

9.7

Screen time (hours/week)

Child report

1,161

29.6 (23.5)

28.6 (22.5)

34.0 (24.6)

24.0 (19.4)

30.6 (24.4)

36.1 (27.4)

25.1 (19.5)

Parent report

980

22.1 (12.8)

20.7 (12.7)

22.0 (12.5)

19.7 (12.8)

23.3 (12.8)

26.1 (14.1)

20.6 (10.9)

Fruit and vegetable consumption

Child report (servings/day)

1,101

4.5 (3.1)

4.9 (3.2)

4.5 (3.1)

5.3 (3.3)

4.1 (2.9)

4.1 (3.2)

4.0 (2.5)

Parent report (servings/week)

961

24.1 (13.5)

25.4 (14.1)

24.9 (14.0)

25.7 (14.2)

23.0 (12.8)

22.8 (12.9)

23.2 (12.7)

Physical activity

Pedometer (steps/day)

826

11,665 (3,096)

11,735 (3,197)

13,058 (3,555)

10,861 (2,544)

11,594 (2,993)

12,412 (3,210)

10,832 (2,557)

  1. aSample sizes vary due to missing data.