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Table 3 Effect of HealthCorps on knowledge domains stratified by sex and baseline weight status

From: Effective nationwide school-based participatory extramural program on adolescent body mass index, health knowledge and behaviors

 

Post – Pre (Estimated delta ± SE)

 

HealthCorps

Comparison

    

Males

    

Knowledge Domains

Normal (N = 242)

Overweight/Obese (N = 109)

Obese (N = 50)

All (N = 351)

Normal (N = 91)

Overweight/Obese (N = 34)

Obese (N = 18)

All (N = 125)

Nutrition

0.36±0.10

0.42±0.16

0.46±0.24

0.38±0.08

−0.03±0.16

−0.26±0.28

−0.16±0.39

−0.10±0.14

Physical Activity

0.29±0.09

0.12±0.12

0.16±0.18

0.24±0.07

0.02±0.14

−0.21±0.21

−0.49±0.29

−0.04±0.12

Breakfast

0.11±0.06

0.03±0.09

0.09±0.13

0.09±0.05

0.05±0.09

0.06±0.16

0.16±0.22

0.06±0.08

Sleep

0.10±0.05

0.20±0.08

0.14±0.12

0.13±0.04

−0.04±0.09

0.06±0.14

0.06±0.20

−0.01±0.11

Mental Resilience

0.21±0.07

0.20±0.10

0.27±0.17

0.20±0.06

−0.02±0.11

−0.09±0.18

0.06±0.28

−0.04±0.09

Overall

1.07±0.02

0.96±0.31

1.11±0.49

1.03±0.17

−0.01±0.33

−0.44±0.56

−0.37±0.81

−0.15±0.29

Females

 

Normal (N = 177)

Overweight/Obese (N = 83)

Obese (N = 33)

All (N = 260)

Normal (N = 68)

Overweight/Obese (N = 28)

Obese (N = 12)

All (N = 96)

Nutrition

0.41±0.13

0.30±0.17

0.21±0.64

0.38±0.10

−0.43±0.20

0.31±0.27

0.32±0.39

−0.21±0.16

Physical Activity

0.21±0.10

0.32±0.16

0.47±0.27

0.25±0.08

−0.13±0.15

0.28±0.28

0.25±0.43

−0.00±0.13

Breakfast

0.18±0.06

0.06±0.10

0.19±0.16

0.14±0.05

0.10±0.10

−0.20±0.17

−0.24±0.27

0.01±0.09

Sleep

0.24±0.06

0.05±0.09

0.22±0.16

0.18±0.05

−0.03±0.09

0.07±0.16

0.33±0.26

−0.00±0.09

Mental Resilience

0.22±0.08

0.19±0.13

0.49±0.20

0.21±0.07

0.07±0.13

−0.03±0.21

−0.18±0.33

0.04±0.11

Overall

1.22±0.25

0.90±0.36

1.57±0.51

1.13±0.21

−0.43±0.39

0.41±0.60

0.47±0.83

−0.12±0.33

  1. Note: Model-based Est (Estimates) were adjusted for age and Hispanic race; SE Standard error; Bold-faced numbers indicate significant changes from pre to post-HealthCorps teaching