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.
Data were missing for four youth due to interviewer oversight.
Youth were not asked place of birth if born outside US.
Seven parents were not asked place of birth.