Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Participants
| Obese | Comparison | Total Sample | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child age | 9.65 (2.1) yr | 9.41 (2.1) yr | 9.53 (2.1) yr |
| Child gender | |||
| Male | 37% | 33% | 35% |
| Female | 63% | 67% | 65% |
| Child race | |||
| White | 37% | 45% | 42% |
| Black | 48% | 48% | 47% |
| Other | 15% | 4% | 11% |
| Child BMI/zBMI** | 32.2 (5.7)/ | 17.5 (2.7)/ | 24.8 (8.7)/ |
| 2.5 (0.3) | 0.17 (0.2) | 1.4 (1.4) | |
| Child BMI percentile | 98.9 (0.7) | 57.6 (25.8) | 78.2 (29.1) |
| Primary caregiver | |||
| Mother/stepmother | 78% | 92% | 83% |
| Father/stepfather | 7% | 4% | 6% |
| Other | 15% | 4% | 11% |
| Mother BMI* | 37.9 (6.9) | 28.2 (6.6) | 33.0 (8.3) |
| Father BMI | 34.2 (7.9) | 30.4 (5.6) | 32.1 (6.8) |
| Family Duncan** | 51.39 (23.4) | 66.4 (21.5) | 58.8 (23.1) |
| Mother marital statusa | |||
| Single | 59% | 39% | 49% |
| Married | 41% | 61% | 51% |
*
p < 0.01.
**
p < 0.05.
a
Single = Divorced/separated/widowed/single; Married = Married/ remarried.