Preschool Participation and BMI at Kindergarten Entry: The Case for Early Behavioral Intervention

Table 1

Demographics by weight category.

	Underweight or Normal Weight ($<$85th percentiles)	Overweight (85th–94th percentile)	Obese ($\ge$95th percentile)
	$N=1572$	$N=422$	$N=406$
Gender
Male, N (%)	810 (65%)	205 (17%)	225 (18%)
Female, N (%)	762 (66%)	217 (19%)	181 (16%)
Race/Ethnicity
African-American (non-Hispanic), N (%)	1013 (66%)	259 (17%)	258 (17%)
White (Hispanic), N (%)	38 (61%)	8 (13%)	16 (26%)
White (non-Hispanic), N (%)	426 (65%)	125 (19%)	104 (16%)
Other, N (%)	95 (62%)	30 (20%)	28 (18%)
Family Income
Received Free or Reduced-Price Lunch, N (%)	1153 (66%)	306 (17%)	301 (17%)
Did Not Receive Free or Reduced-Price Lunch, N (%)	419 (66%)	116 (18%)	105 (16%)
Preschool Attendance
Attended Preschool, N (%)	859 (64%)	237 (18%)	151 (19%)
Did Not Attend Preschool, N (%)	713 (68%)	185 (18%)	155 (15%)