Research Article

Feasibility and Acceptability of an Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Intervention: Results from the Healthy Homes, Healthy Families Pilot Study

Table 3

Changes in child outcomes from baseline to month 4 and change scores for healthy homes, healthy families participants.

VariableBL
intervention group
mean ± Std. Dev (95% CI) ()
M4
intervention group
mean ± Std. Dev (95% CI) ()
Change (BL to M4)
intervention group
mean ± Std. Dev (95% CI) ()
value

BMI
Child BMI for age 65.36 ± 27.48
(57.55–73.17) (50)
63.82 ± 29.73
(54.19–73.46) (39)
−1.77 ± 10.93
(−5.31–1.78) (39)
0.319
Food habits
Servings of vegetables/day 0.28 ± 0.34
(0.19–0.38) (50)
0.54 ± 0.64
(0.33–0.75) (39)
0.28 ± 0.53
(0.11–0.45) (39)
0.001*
Servings of fruit/day 0.96 ± 1.13
(0.64–1.28) (50)
1.17 ± 1.17
(0.78–1.56) (37)
0.21 ± 1.04
(−0.13–0.56) (37)
0.222
Ounces of 100% fruit juice/day 16.01 ± 15.10
(11.72–20.30) (50)
11.94 ± 11.14
(8.33–15.55) (39)
−3.92 ± 11.27
(−7.57–−0.27) (39)
0.036*
Ounces of sweetened drinks and soda/day8.80 ± 18.52
(3.48–14.12) (49)
5.06 ± 12.77
(0.86–9.25) (38)
−4.23 ± 19.65
(−10.78–2.32) (37)
0.198
Oz/day child drinks water13.98 ± 13.47
(10.77–17.85) (49)
13.42 ± 8.52
(10.62–16.22) (38)
0.61 ± 9.31
(−2.46–3.67) (38)
0.691
Oz/day child drinks milk15.40 ± 9.78
(12.62–18.18) (50)
13.44 ± 6.88
(11.21–15.67) (39)
−0.46 ± 8.20
(−3.12–2.20) (39)
0.727
Times/week child eats fast food1.16 ± 1.23
(0.81–1.51) (50)
0.86 ± 0.83
(0.59–1.13) (39)
−0.29 ± 1.06
(−0.64–0.05) (39)
0.091
Physical activity habits (min)
Weekday child exercises194.98 ± 171.56
(145.70–244.26) (49)
164.21 ± 170.42
(108.20–220.23) (38)
−13.35 ± 138.86
(−59.65–32.95) (37)
0.562
Weekend day child exercises206.02 ± 185.71
(152.68–259.36) (49)
182.90 ± 169.28
(128.02–237.77) (39)
5.74 ± 132.50
(−37.82–49.29) (38)
0.791
Weekday child spends playing outside 96.80 ± 107.49
(66.25–127.35) (50)
59.51 ± 58.14
(40.66–78.36) (39)
−22.28 ± 59.33
(−41.52–−3.05) (39)
0.024*
Weekend day child spends playing outside136.40 ± 126.76
(100.37–172.43) (50)
70.67 ± 73.91
(46.71–94.62) (39)
−41.13 ± 91.99
(−70.95–−11.31) (39)
0.008*
Sedentary behavior (min)
Weekday child spends watching TV146.90 ± 98.71
(118.85–174.95) (50)
110.77 ± 81.19
(84.45–137.09) (39)
−49.87 ± 99.88
(−82.25–−17.49) (39)
0.003*
Weekend day child spends watching TV149.00 ± 96.27
(121.64–176.36) (50)
133.72 ± 91.16
(104.17–163.27) (39)
−20.38 ± 119.80
(−59.22–18.45) (39)
0.294

Indicates significant group differences, .