Table 1.
Sociodemographic, asthma, family asthma management, weight, and sleep characteristics for the overall sample.
| Racial/Ethnic Group |
Weight Status |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Latino | Black | Non-Latino White | Ethnic Group Differences |
Healthy Weight |
Overweight/ Obesity | Weight Status Differences |
|
| Sample – N(%) | 188 | 97(51.6) | 62(33) | 29(15.4) | 87(46.3) | 78(41.5) | ||
| Child age – M(SD) | 8.39(.87) | 8.41(.88) | 8.41 (.86) | 8.32(.90) | F(2,185) = .14 | 8.37(.88) | 8.39(.88) | t(163) = −.16 |
| Sex – n(%) | χ2 = 4.0 | χ2 = .95 | ||||||
| Male | 99(52.7) | 47(48.5) | 39(62.9) | 13(44.8) | 49(56.3) | 38(48.7) | ||
| Female | 89(47.3) | 50(51.5) | 23(37.1) | 16(55.2) | 38(43.7) | 40(51.3) | ||
| At/below poverty – n(%) | 120(63.8) | 78(80.4) | 34(54.8) | 8(27.6) | χ2 = 30.1*** | 50(57.5) | 54(69.2) | χ2 = 2.1 |
| Asthma severity – n(%) | χ2 = 7.3 | χ2 = 1.9 | ||||||
| Mild persistent | 71(37.8) | 38(39.2) | 20(32.3) | 13(44.8) | 37(42.5) | 34(43.6) | ||
| Moderate persistent | 66(35.1) | 33(34.0) | 22(35.5) | 11(37.9) | 32(36.8) | 34(43.6) | ||
| Severe persistent | 28(14.9) | 12(12.4) | 15(24.2) | 1(3.4) | 18(20.7) | 10(12.8) | ||
| Asthma control – n(%) | χ2 = 5.7 | χ2 < .01 | ||||||
| Poorly controlled | 69(36.7) | 29(29.9) | 31(50.0) | 9(31.0) | 36(41.4) | 32(41.0) | ||
| Well controlled | 96(51.1) | 54(55.7) | 26(41.9) | 16(55.2) | 51(58.6) | 45(57.7) | ||
| FAMSSa – M(SD) | ||||||||
| Family response | 5.28(1.59) | 5.53(1.47)* | 4.90(1.63) | 5.29(1.78) | F(2, 183) = 3.0* | 5.27(1.63) | 5.31(1.59) | t(162) = −.16 |
| Child response | 3.62(1.87) | 3.31(1.91) | 3.93(1.77) | 4.00(1.83) | F(2.182) = 2.8 | 3.78(1.83) | 3.54(1.91) | t(161) = .81 |
| Total FAMSS | 4.79(1.12) | 4.92(1.02) | 4.67(1.19) | 4.63(1.31) | F(2,183) = 1.3 | 4.81(1.12) | 4.81(1.16) | t(162) = −.02 |
| Sleep outcomes – M(SD) | ||||||||
| Sleep onset latency | 18.67(9.11) | 17.21(8.60) | 19.48(9.60) | 21.81(9.10) | F(2,155) = 2.8 | 19.91(9.31) | 17.38(8.83) | t(149) = 1.7 |
| Sleep duration | 555.37(35.17) | 549.74(34.18) | 553.84(33.67) | 576.93(34.49) | F(2,155) = 6.2** | 562.93(32.09) | 547.23(37.89) | t(149) = 2.8** |
a
Family Asthma Management System Scale. Domains reported: family response to asthma symptoms, child response to asthma symptoms, and overall family asthma management. Scores range from 1 to 9, with higher scores indicating better management.
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
***
p < .001