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Table 3 Characteristics of ELI participation for the entire sample and by sex, ethnicity, and baseline body size

From: Results of a referral-based weight management program targeted toward children aged 2 to 6 years with obesity or severe obesity

  

Visits post-baseline

Length of follow-up, months

Frequency distribution for final follow-up length, months

N

mean ± SD

(min, max)

mean ± SD

(min, max)

0.5–5.9

6.0–11.9

12.0–17.9

18+

All

55

6.4 ± 3.8

[1, 16]

12.5 ± 6.4

(0.6, 23.2)

12

13

18

12

Sex

 Boys

24

6.0 ± 3.8

[1, 16]

12.8 ± 6.8

(1.8, 22.7)

6

5

7

6

 Girls

31

6.6 ± 3.7

[1, 14]

12.3 ± 6.3

(0.6, 23.2)

6

8

11

6

Ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic

19

5.4 ± 3.2

[2, 14]

11.0 ± 6.5

(0.6, 23.2)

6

4

7

2

 Hispanic

36

6.8 ± 4.0

[1, 16]

13.3 ± 6.4

(1.2, 22.7)

6

9

11

10

Baseline body size

 Obese

31

6.2 ± 3.9

[1, 14]

12.4 ± 6.8

(0.6, 23.2)

9

5

9

8

 Severely obese

24

6.5 ± 3.6

[1, 16]

12.6 ± 6.1

(1.2, 22.7)

3

8

9

4