A Pilot Study of Parent Mentors for Early Childhood Obesity

Table 3

Head Start comparison control data⁽¹⁾.

Measure	Control
Child BMI -score		0.08	0.29	0.005
Baseline	2.65 (2.38, 2.93)
6 months	2.39 (2.02, 2.77)
12 months	2.33 (2.02, 2.66)
Child BMI, kg/m^2		0.69	0.31	0.40
Baseline	20.5 (19.7, 21.3)
6 months	20.0 (18.9, 21.0)
12 months	20.8 (19.5, 22.1)
Child weight, lbs.		<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Baseline	46.4 (43.3, 49.4)
6 months	49.2 (45.1, 53.3)
12 months	53.9 (49.3, 58.5)

Values are means (95% CIs); = 34, 24, and 34 at baseline and at 6 and 12 months, respectively.
value calculated by paired-samples -test between baseline and 6 months.
value calculated by paired-samples -test between 6 months 12 months.
value calculated by paired-samples -test between baseline and 12 months.