The impact of summer programming on the obesogenic behaviors of children: behavioral outcomes from a quasi-experimental pilot trial

Table 1 Demographics of participants by program

Program	No program	Healthy Summer Learners	21st Century Learning Center
Number of participants	60	60	60
Mean age in years	7.9 (1.0)	7.9 (1.0)	8.0 (1.0)
Male (%)	45.3	48.5	27.4
Participants by race (%)
Non-Hispanic Black	93.8	92.4	93.5
Other	6.2	7.6	6.5
Program operating days (n)	0	24	16/24^a
Median days attended (n)	0	18	15/20^a
Valid days of measure (n)
Physical activity (SD)	28.8 (19.4)	27.1 (18.7)	35.1 (22.6)
Sleep (SD)	19.9 (15.2)	17.0 (16.5)	25.7 (20.0)
Screen Time (SD)	7.5 (5.1)	5.6 (4.1)	8.4 (5.4)
Diet (SD)	7.5 (5.1)	5.7 (4.2)	8.9 (5.3)

Abbreviations: SD standard deviation, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. ^aDuring the second summer, the 21st Century Learning Center extends the program from 16 to 24 days and the median attendance was 20 days

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