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Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics of the participants by Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment Research (COPTR) study, May 2012–June 2014

From: Baseline diet quality of predominantly minority children and adolescents from households characterized by low socioeconomic status in the Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment Research (COPTR) Consortium

 

Prevention Sites

Treatment Sites

NET-Works

GROW

IMPACT

Stanford GOALS

Minneapolis, Minnesota (n = 534)

Nashville, Tennessee (n = 602)

Cleveland, Ohio (n = 359)

East Palo Alto, California (n = 241)

Mean or % SD

Mean or % SD

Mean or % SD

Mean or % SD

Index child

 Age (years)

3.4

0.7

4.3

0.9

11.6

0.6

9.5

1.4

Race/Ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic white

12.6

 

1.0

 

3.9

 

0.0

 

 Non-Hispanic black

18.4

 

6.0

 

76.9

 

1.7

 

 Hispanic

58.4

 

90.9

 

16.2

 

97.9

 

 Multi-racial

8.4

 

1.0

 

2.2

 

0.0

 

 Othera

2.2

 

1.2

 

0.8

 

0.4

 

 Sex (% female)

50.9

 

52.0

 

57.9

 

55.6

 

 BMI %tile

81.7

14.3

77.1

12.7

95.7

3.7

96.5

3.2

BMI statusb

 Upper normal weight

51.7

 

64.9

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

 Overweight

25.7

 

33.9

 

32.8

 

24.1

 

 Obese

22.7

 

1.2

 

67.2

 

75.9

 

Total calories

1046.4

327.4

1194.3

384.6

1437.5

460.1

1194.0

405.2

Index parent

 Age (years)

31.9

6.4

32.1

6.0

37.6

8.1

36.7

6.9

 Sex (% female)

91.7

 

98.3

 

95.2

 

94.7

 

BMI statusc

 Underweight

1.0

 

0.3

 

0.9

 

0.4

 

 Normal weight

23.2

 

19.6

 

9.1

 

12.8

 

 Overweight

30.6

 

39.0

 

17.2

 

31.3

 

 Obese

45.2

 

41.0

 

72.8

 

55.5

 

Education

 < High School

39.9

 

61.5

 

20.6

 

71.4

 

 HS grad/equivalent

20.2

 

20.6

 

27.3

 

13.3

 

 ≥ Some college/trade school

39.9

 

17.9

 

52.1

 

15.4

 

 Marital status (% single)

31.3

 

17.0

 

66.7

 

14.1

 

Employment status

 Full time

29.8

 

18.0

 

37.9

 

32.4

 

 Part time

27.7

 

19.6

 

17.8

 

24.1

 

 Not working for pay

42.5

 

62.4

 

44.3

 

43.6

 

 SNAP % yes)

43.0

 

75.3

 

70.5

 

40.7

 
  1. aOther race/ethnicities are Asian, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
  2. bIndex child BMI status categories are upper normal weight (≥50th - <85th BMI percentile), overweight (≥85th - <95th BMI percentile) and obese (≥95th BMI percentile) [24, 25]
  3. cIndex parent BMI status categories are underweight (> 18.5 kg/m2), normal weight (≥18.5 - < 25.0 kg/m2), overweight (≥25.0 - < 30.0 kg/m2) and obese (≥30.0 kg/m2) [26]
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