Table 1.
Distribution of Weight Status in Wave 1 Sample
| Prevalence (%, 95%CI) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Demographic factors | At-risk of overweight or overweight BMI ≥85th | Overweight BMI≥95th |
| Overall | 38.99 (37.39–40.59) | 20.79 (19.47–22.11) |
| Age | ||
| 12 or less | 42.55 (39.40–45.69) | 22.75 (20.14–25.36) |
| Between 13–15 | 39.78 (37.50–42.06) | 20.84 (18.96–22.72) |
| 16 + | 34.20 (31.07–37.32) | 18.72 (16.13–21.31) |
| p-value | p<0.001 | p>0.05 |
| Gender | ||
| male | 41.51 (39.25–43.78) | 22.96 (21.02–24.89) |
| Female | 36.34 (34.08–38.60) | 18.51 (16.71–20.31) |
| p-value | p<0.01 | p<0.01 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Euro American | 31.17 (28.76–33.57) | 13.93 (12.14–15.71) |
| African American | 44.35 (41.77–46.92) | 25.01 (22.77–27.24) |
| Mexican/Hispanic | 44.86 (41.74–47.99) | 27.68 (24.87–30.48) |
| p-value | p<0.0001 | p<0.0001 |
| Family income | ||
| < $35,000 | 46.68 (43.11–50.25) | 26.26 (23.14–29.38) |
| $ 35,000 – $ 64,999 | 41.67 (39.02–44.32) | 22.12 (19.90–24.35) |
| $65,000 + | 31.92 (29.31–34.54) | 16.13 (14.08–18.18) |
| p-value | p<0.0001 | p<0.0001 |