Table 3.
Associations Between parents' and child's Characteristics and parents' Misclassification of child's Weight Status Among American Indians, South Dakota, 2005-2006
| Characteristic | Probability of Child Being Underclassifiedb | Probability of Child Being Overclassifiedb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| na | % (SE) | P Value | na | % (SE) | P Value | |
| Child's sex | ||||||
| Female | 183 | 31.6 (3.8) | .09 | 141 | 10.4 (2.9) | .37 |
| Male | 200 | 40.5 (3.9) | 132 | 7.3 (2.4) | ||
| Child's age, y | ||||||
| 4.7 to <6 | 255 | 35.5 (3.4) | .74 | 181 | 8.0 (2.3) | .40 |
| 6 to 7.9 | 128 | 37.3 (4.8) | 92 | 10.7 (3.6) | ||
| Parent's/caregiver's relationship to child | ||||||
| Mother/stepmother | 259 | 36.9 (3.4) | .80 | 185 | 9.5 (2.5) | .84 |
| Father/stepfather | 36 | 37.1 (8.7) | 23 | 4.3 (4.3) | ||
| Grandmother | 57 | 36.9 (7.0) | 41 | 10.6 (5.1) | ||
| Other | 30 | 27.5 (8.4) | 23 | 7.3 (5.3) | ||
| Parent's concerns about child's current weight | ||||||
| Not concerned | 270 | 31.1 (3.2)c | .007 | 201 | 6.9 (2.0) | .04 |
| A little concerned | 66 | 48.8 (6.6) | 44 | 19.8 (6.7) | ||
| Concerned/very concerned | 46 | 50.2 (8.2) | 27 | 12.8 (7.2) | ||
| Parent's BMI, kg/m2 | ||||||
| <25.0 (normal weight) | 52 | 22.4 (6.0)d | .02 | 44 | 9.6 (4.5) | .66 |
| 25.0-29.9 (overweight) | 92 | 31.5 (5.2) | 73 | 11.3 (4.0) | ||
| ≥30.0 (obese) | 239 | 41.5 (3.6) | 156 | 7.6 (2.4) | ||
| Annual household income, % | ||||||
| <15,000 | 185 | 32.9 (3.8)e | .09 | 135 | 7.4 (2.4) | .33 |
| 15,000-34,999 | 121 | 34.6 (4.7) | 86 | 8.6 (3.2) | ||
| ≥35,000 | 67 | 48.5 (6.6) | 43 | 15.4 (6.0) | ||
Abbreviations: SE, standard error; BMI, body mass index.
Sample size may vary because of missing data.
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.
P for trend = .02; indicates an increase in the probability of parent underclassifying child's weight status as parent's level of concern increases.
P for trend = .02; indicates an increase in the probability of parent underclassifying child's weight status as parent's own BMI increases.
P for trend = .04; indicates an increase in the probability of parent underclassifying child's weight status as parent's income level increases.