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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acad Pediatr. 2013 Feb 26;13(4):348–355. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2013.02.009

Table 1.

Characteristics of the Study Population of 55 Obese/Overweight Latino Youth and Parents

Youth
(n=55)
Parents
(n=55)
Age in Yearsa[M (SD)] 13 (2) ---
BMI (%)
 Overweight 24 ---
 Obese 76 ---
Sex (%)
 Female 33 95
 Male 67 5
Place of Birth (%)
 USA 54 7
 Non-USA 46 81
  Mexico --- 38
  El Salvador --- 22
  Guatemala --- 7
  Honduras --- 4
  Peru --- 4
  Colombia --- 2
  Cuba --- 2
  Nicaragua --- 2
  Unknownc --- 12
Sample Setting (%) ---
 Clinic 46 44
 School 54 56

Note: Five youth and five parents were not matched in dyads.

a

Data were missing for four youth due to interviewer oversight.

b

Youth were not asked place of birth if born outside US.

c

Seven parents were not asked place of birth.