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Table 2 Change in BMI and behaviors from baseline to 3 months by intervention assignment

From: Feasibility and impact of Creciendo Sanos, a clinic-based pilot intervention to prevent obesity among preschool children in Mexico City

     

Intervention-control difference

  

Baseline

3 m

Change BL-3m

Unadjusted

Adjusted*

Outcome

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SE)

Est (95% CI)

Est (95% CI)

BMI, kg/m2

Intervention

17.3 (1.2)

17.1 (1.4)

-0.26 (0.01)

0.17 (-0.12, 0.46)

0.23 (-0.07, 0.54)

Usual care

17.3 (1.1)

16.9 (1.2)

-0.44 (0.01)

WHO BMI z-score

Intervention

1.28 (0.76)

1.12 (0.89)

-0.16 (0.01)

0.11 (-0.07, 0.30)

0.15 (-0.04, 0.35)

Usual care

1.26 (0.71)

1.00 (0.78)

-0.27 (0.01)

Sweet snacks, servings/week

Intervention

20.7 (17.7)

11.0 (11.4)

-9.7 (0.2)

-3.3 (-8.1, 1.4)

-3.9 (-8.9, 1.1)

Usual care

21.3 (23.6)

14.9 (17.2)

-6.4 (0.3)

Fast food, servings/week

Intervention

2.0 (2.8)

1.7 (1.6)

-0.4 (0.0)

-0.1 (-0.8, 0.5)

0.3 (-0.5, 1.1)

Usual care

1.7 (1.8)

1.5 (1.8)

-0.2 (0.0)

Savory snacks, servings/week

Intervention

1.2 (1.7)

0.6 (0.9)

-0.7 (0.0)

-0.1 (-0.6, 0.3)

-0.3 (-0.5, 0.0)

Usual care

1.5 (2.1)

1.0 (1.2)

-0.5 (0.0)

Sugar-sweetened beverages, servings/week

Intervention

15.6 (13.4)

9.6 (8.4)

-6.0 (0.2)

-2.8 (-6.5, 0.9)

-0.7 (-4.9, 3.4)

Usual care

15.3 (15.6)

12.0 (11.8)

-3.2 (0.2)

Fruit, servings/week

Intervention

21.3 (17.7)

21.4 (16.6)

0.1 (0.2)

2.8 (-17.2, 22.8)

-1.6 (-13.6, 10.3)

Usual care

27.5 (31.7)

25.6 (24.8)

-1.9 (0.4)

Vegetables, servings/week

Intervention

20.9 (15.0)

20.0 (17.1)

-0.8 (0.2)

4.5 (-1.0,10.1)

6.3 (1.8, 10.8)

Usual care

20.6 (20.1)

15.1 (13.9)

-5.5 (0.2)

Added sugar in beverages, servings/week

Intervention

11.1 (13.4)

7.1 (8.7)

-4.0 (0.2)

-2.3 (-6.3, 1.6)

-2.2 (-8.4, 4.1)

Usual care

10.8 (14.4)

9.1 (12.0)

-1.7 (0.2)

Water, servings/week

Intervention

20.8 (17.3)

20.2 (13.0)

-0.6 (0.2)

2.8 (-4.9, 10.4)

0.6 (-5.4, 6.5)

Usual care

23.5 (19.3)

20.0 (15.9)

-3.5 (0.2)

Total physical activity, hours/week

Intervention

24.0 (17.2)

26.9 (18.0)

2.9 (0.2)

-5.4 (-32.8, 22.0)

-11.8 (-29.1, 5.5)

Usual care

31.6 (23.8)

41.1 (26.2)

9.5 (0.4)

Total sleep time, hours/day

Intervention

11.3 (1.6)

11.0 (1.2)

-0.3 (0.0)

-0.2 (-0.7, 0.2)

0.2 (-0.2, 0.5)

Usual care

10.7 (1.4)

10.7 (1.4)

-0.1 (0.0)

Total screen time, hours/week

Intervention

13.1 (11.2)

10.3 (8.6)

-2.76 (0.1)

-0.8 (-3.8, 2.3)

-1.6 (-4.4, 1.1)

Usual care

14.8 (10.9)

12.8 (10.7)

-1.97 (0.1)

  1. *Adjusted for child age, change in age from baseline to 3 months, sex, BMI z-score, and total physical activity at baseline; maternal education and occupation; and season of enrollment.
  2. Behavioral models additionally adjust for baseline value of behavior of interest.
  3. All models corrected for clustering by clinic.