KNF© Group (n = 121) GE Group (n = 130) p-valuea
Age, mean (SD) 9.9 (1.6) 9.3 (1.1) 0.18
Grade, Mean (SD)a 4.5 (1.2) 4.1 (1.5) 0.02
Gendera     0.04
Male, N (%) 15 (30) 12 (25)  
Female, N (%) 34 (70) 36 (75)  
Primary Spanish Speaking, N (%) 38 (77) 34 (70) 0.01
Diagnosed with Asthma, N (%) 5 (10) 6 (12) 0.34
Child Race/Ethnicity, N (%)b     0.01
Hispanic/Latino 49 (100) 48 (100)  
Mexican/Mexican American 49 (100) 48 (100)  
Caregiver Gender - Female 49 (100) 48 (100) 0.33
Caregiver Education, N (%)c     0.02
1-8th grade 12 (24) 11 (22)  
9-11th grade 21 (44) 15 (31)  
Grade 12 or GED 16 (33) 22 (45)  
College 1-4 years 0 (0) 1 (2)  
Caregiver Marital Status, N (%d     0.03
Single Parent Householde 21 (40) 21 (42)  
Married 28 (60) 27 (58)  
Caregiver Income, N (%)c     0.01
  0-$15K 27 (55) 29 (60)  
$15K-$25K 22 (45) 19 (40)  
aP <.05 by from t test (age and grade) or χ² (all others)
bRacial/Ethnicity Categories Taken from include Coordinated Approach To Child Health (CATCH) School Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) Student Questionnaire, include American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Latino or Hispanic [if Latino/Hispanic are they Mexican or Mexican-American], Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, White, non-Hispanic, non-Latino and Other).
cCaregiver (e.g., parent/guardian)
dSingle Parent household = Divorced, Separated, Member of Unmarried Couple
Table 1: Baseline (Pre-Intervention) Demographic Characteristics by Group.
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