Table 1.
Participant Characteristics
| N = 639 | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity |
|
| White |
27.4% |
| Hispanic |
28.7% |
| African-American |
43.6% |
| Parent gender - female |
95.0% |
| Child gender - female |
47.7% |
| Age, mean in years (SD) |
|
| Parent |
31.6 (8.1) |
| Child |
4.5 (0.6) |
| Education of parent |
|
| High school diploma or less |
58.2% |
| Some college or more |
36.2% |
| Marital status, parent married |
48.2% |
| Parent BMI |
|
| Underweight (BMI < 18.5) |
1.1% |
| Normal (18.5 BMI < 25) |
20.9% |
| Overweight (25 BMI < 30) |
28.3% |
| Obese (BMI 30) |
49.6% |
| Child BMIa |
|
| Underweight or at risk (15th percentile) |
3.6% |
| Normal (>15th to <85th percentile) |
56.6% |
| Overweight or obese (85th percentile) | 39.8% |
aFrom age- and gender-specific cut points of the CDC growth charts.