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Table 2 Characteristics of participants at baseline

From: Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of structured programming and a parent intervention to mitigate accelerated summer BMI gain: a pilot study

 

Control

Parent only

Summer camp only

Parent and summer camp intervention

Number of participants

21

24

21

23

Age (SD)

8.5 (1.7)

8.4 (1.6)

8.0 (1.3)

8.7 (1.4)

Male (%)

45.0

62.5

56.5

50.0

Race/ethnicity (%)

 Black

58.3

61.5

52.5

48.2

 Hispanic

29.2

33.9

25.4

28.6

 Caucasian

12.5

4.6

17.0

14.3

 Other

0.0

0.0

5.1

8.9

Anthropometrics at baseline (SD)

 Height in ft

4.3 (0.4)

4.4 (0.4)

4.3 (0.4)

4.4 (0.3)

 Weight in lbs

75.7 (28.0)

79.9 (33.8)

74.6 (31.7)

91.2 (38.3)

 BMI

19.4 (5.5)

19.5 (5.4)

19.3 (5.1)

22.5 (6.9)

 BMI z score

0.61 (1.28)

0.77 (1.26)

0.68 (1.50)

1.29 (1.31)

Self-regulation at baseline (SD)

 Inhibit

55.8 (16.0)

56.9 (11.6)

52.7 (15.1)

51.6 (9.0)

 Self-monitor

53.6 (13.8)

55.4 (11.5)

51.3 (12.2)

51.3 (10.2)

 Emotional control

56.8 (17.1)

57.1 (11.8)

56.0 (19.0)

51.8 (11.4)