Table 1 Baseline characteristics of children of the family-based weight management group (FB-WMG), matched area control group (Area-CG), referred but untreated control group (Ref-CG)
| Â | Study group | P-Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FB-WMG | Â | Â | ||||
All (1+ session) | With 3+ sessions | Area-CG | Ref-CG | FB-WMG* vs. Area-CG | FB-WMG* vs. Ref-CG | |
N | 341 | 172 | 801 | 317 | Â | Â |
Age (years), N (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.770 | 0.645 |
 3-8 | 73 (21.4) | 56 (32.6) | 169 (21.1) | 80 (25.2) |  |  |
 9-12 | 151 (44.3) | 41 (23.8) | 360 (44.9) | 123 (38.8) |  |  |
 13-17 | 117 (34.3) | 75 (43.6) | 272 (34.0) | 114 (36.0) |  |  |
Sex, N (%) |  |  |  |  | 0.939 | < 0.001 |
 Girls | 169 (49.6) | 98 (57) | 395 (49.3) | 113 (35.6) |  |  |
 Boys | 172 (50.4) | 74 (43) | 406 (50.7) | 204 (64.4) |  |  |
Race/ethnicity, N (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.029 | 0.074 |
 White | 65 (19.1) | 29 (16.9) | 152 (19) | 70 (22.1) |  |  |
 Black | 6 (1.8) | 5 (2.9) | 30 (3.7) | 10 (3.2) |  |  |
 Hispanic | 234 (68.6) | 119 (69.2) | 535 (66.8) | 206 (65) |  |  |
 Asian/Pacific Islander | 33 (9.7) | 19 (11) | 57 (7.1) | 21 (6.6) |  |  |
 Other/Multiple | 3 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 27 (3.4) | 10 (3.2) |  |  |
BMI-for-age percentile | ||||||
 Mean (SD) | 98.6 (1.08) | 98.7 (1.01) | 98.6 (1.13) | 98.2 (1.22) | 0.752 | < 0.001 |
Absolute distance from median BMI-for-age (kg/m2)# | ||||||
 Mean (SD) | 13.8 (4.90) | 13.9 (4.75) | 13.7 (4.89) | 13.2 (5.07) | 0.759 | 0.090 |
Relative distance from median BMI-for-age (%)# | ||||||
 Mean (SD) | 77.9 (27.71) | 78.4 (26.83) | 77.4 (27.68) | 74.7 (28.62 | 0.756 | 0.104 |
State-subsidized insurance, N (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.15 | 0.53 |
 0 | 168 (49.3) | 80 (46.5) | 432 (53.9) | 164 (51.7) |  |  |
 1 | 173 (50.7) | 92 (53.5) | 369 (46.1) | 153 (48.3) |  |  |
KPSC membership duration (years) | ||||||
 Mean (SD) | 6.3 (4.13) | 6.6 (4.07) | 5.8 (4.27) | 5.4 (4.17) | 0.026 | 0.002 |
Neighborhood education (% college degree and higher) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.013 | 0.028 |
 0-50% | 132 (38.7) | 66 (38.4) | 366 (45.7) | 142 (44.8) |  |  |
 51-75% | 121 (35.5) | 59 (34.3) | 290 (36.2) | 120 (37.9) |  |  |
 76-100% | 88 (25.8) | 47 (27.3) | 145 (18.1) | 55 (17.4) |  |  |
Neighborhood median household income | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.019 | 0.089 |
  < =$45,000 | 54 (15.8) | 23 (13.4) | 146 (18.2) | 45 (14.2) |  |  |
 $45,001-$80,000 | 154 (45.2) | 72 (41.9) | 411 (51.3) | 170 (53.6) |  |  |
  > $80,000 | 133 (39.0) | 77 (44.8) | 244 (30.5) | 102 (32.2) |  |  |