Table 2.
Demographic and Weight Status Characteristics by parents' Assessment of child's Weight Status Among American Indians, South Dakota, 2005-2006a
| Characteristic | Parent's Classification of Child's Weight, n (%)b | P Valuec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Correctly Classified | Underclassified | Overclassified | ||
| Child's sex (n = 411) | ||||
| Female | 124 (62.0) | 59 (29.5) | 17 (8.5) | .14 |
| Male | 121 (57.3) | 79 (37.4) | 11 (5.2) | |
| Child's age, y (n = 411) | ||||
| 4.7 to <6 | 164 (60.3) | 91 (33.5) | 17 (6.2) | .80 |
| 6 to 7.9 | 81 (58.3) | 47 (33.8) | 11 (7.9) | |
| BMI-for-age percentile of child (n = 411) | ||||
| <5th | 1 (5.6) | 0 | 17 (94.4) | <.001 |
| 5th to <15th | 5 (38.5) | 1 (7.7) | 7 (53.8) | |
| 15th to <85th | 230 (89.8) | 22 (8.6) | 4 (1.6) | |
| 85th to <95th | 5 (8.2) | 56 (91.8) | 0 | |
| ≥95th | 4 (6.3) | 59 (93.7) | 0 | |
| Parent's/caregiver's relationship to child (n = 410) | ||||
| Mother/stepmother | 165 (59.1) | 94 (33.7) | 20 (7.2) | .93 |
| Father/stepfather | 22 (59.5) | 14 (37.8) | 1 (2.7) | |
| Grandmother | 36 (58.1) | 21 (33.9) | 5 (8.1) | |
| Other | 21 (65.6) | 9 (28.1) | 2 (6.3) | |
| Parent's concerns about child's weight (n = 410) | ||||
| Not concerned | 185 (64.7) | 85 (29.7) | 16 (5.6) | .01 |
| A little concerned | 35 (46.7) | 31 (41.3) | 9 (12.0) | |
| Concerned/very concerned | 24 (49.0) | 22 (44.9) | 3 (6.1) | |
| Parent's BMI, kg/m2 (n = 411) | ||||
| <25.0 (normal weight) | 39 (68.4) | 13 (22.8) | 5 (8.8) | .08 |
| 25.0-29.9 (overweight) | 63 (61.8) | 29 (28.4) | 10 (9.8) | |
| ≥30.0 (obese) | 143 (56.7) | 96 (38.1) | 13 (5.2) | |
| Annual household income, $ (n = 401) | ||||
| <15,000 | 123 (62.4) | 62 (31.5) | 12 (6.1) | .36 |
| 15,000-34,999 | 77 (59.2) | 44 (33.9) | 9 (6.9) | |
| ≥35,000 | 36 (48.6) | 31 (41.8) | 7 (9.4) | |
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.
a
Sample size may vary because of missing data.
b
Correctly classified indicates that parent report of child's weight status is the same as the child's measured weight status; underclassified indicates parent report of child's weight status is lower than measured weight status; overclassified indicates parent report of child's weight status is higher than measured weight status.
c
Calculated by using χ2 test.