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Table 4 Primary and secondary outcomes

From: Addressing asthma and obesity in children with community health workers: proof-of-concept intervention development

 

Baseline

One Year

P value

Asthma

Asthma Control

 cACTa <20

16 (38.1%)

6 (14.3%)

0.013

 Uncontrolled day symptoms

16 (37.2%)

10 (23.3%)

0.109

 Uncontrolled night symptoms

21 (48.8%)

11 (25.6%)

0.041

 Excess quick reliever use

14 (32.6%)

13 (30.2%)

0.819

 Activity limitations

14 (32.6%)

3 (7.0%)

0.002

ED/hospitalization in past year

23 (53.5%)

12 (27.9%)

0.003

Asthma self-efficacy, mean (SD)

4.1 (0.8)

4.4 (0.5)

0.006

Inhaler technique (% of steps correct), mean (SD)

60% (20)

90% (10)

<0.001

Obesity

Weight control

 BMI z-score,a mean (SD)

2.13 (0.40)

1.97 (0.70)

0.002

 BMI percentile, mean (SD)

97.6 (2.2)

96.1 (4.4)

0.011

 Obese (BMI ≥ 95%)

84%

74%

 

Nutrition self-efficacy, mean (SD)

3.6 (0.8)

3.9 (0.7)

0.007

Child hemoglobin A1c, mean (SD)

5.6 (1)

5.3 (1.2)

0.027

Child HDL cholesterol, mean (SD)

44.9 (12.3)

52.3 (12.7)

0.013

Child sleep disordered breathing, mean (SD)

2 (2)

1.5 (1.8)

0.027

Caregiver BMI, mean (SD)

34.8 (9.6)

36.2 (10.1)

0.008

Caregiver hemoglobin A1c, mean (SD)

6 (1.3)

5.6 (1.8)

0.012

Caregiver HDL cholesterol, mean (SD)

50.2 (11.4)

54.7 (9.4)

0.036

  1. aPrimary outcomes
  2. No significant changes from baseline to one year for presence of a quick relief or controller medication, controller medication adherence, prednisone use, cotinine level, observed triggers in the home, self-reported physical activity, screen time, accelerometry, food security, self-reported food in the home, observed obesogenic food in the home, child triglyceride, child LDL cholesterol, caregiver triglycerides, and caregiver LDL cholesterol