Table 1.
Sample Descriptive Statistics by Assessment
| Assessment: Child age (years) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 7 | 9 | Total | |
| Children (n) | 205 | 184 | 85 | 213 |
| Mothers (n) | 108 | 96 | 58 | 112 |
| Fathers (n) | 99 | 91 | 49 | 103 |
| Child lived with (n) | ||||
| Both biological parents | 111 | 99 | 35 | 245 |
| One biological parent (and possibly his/her partner) | 89 | 81 | 49 | 219 |
| Both biological parents part-time (and possibly their partners) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Children's age, years | 5.35 (.59) | 7.28 (.44) | 9.20 (.31) | 6.79 (1.50) |
| Children's BMI z scores, standardized kg/m2 | .61 (1.13) | .62 (1.19) | .82 (1.17) | .65 (1.16) |
| BMI category (n %): | ||||
| Underweight (< 5 percentile) | 7 (3%) | 6 (3%) | 1 (1%) | 14 (3%) |
| Normal (5th to < 85th percentile) | 122 (60%) | 107 (58%) | 40 (47%) | 269 (57%) |
| Overweight (85th to < 95th percentile) | 43 (21%) | 36 (20%) | 24 (28%) | 103 (22%) |
| Obese (> 95th percentile) | 33 (16%) | 35 (19%) | 20 (24%) | 88 (18%) |
| Parent's average BMI scores, kg/m2 | 27.29 (5.38) | 28.63 (6.00) | 29.29 (5.94) | 28.14 (5.75) |
| Fathers' BMI category (n %): | ||||
| Underweight (< 18.5) | 2 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (<1%) |
| Normal (18.5 to < 25) | 37 (18%) | 12 (7%) | 10 (12%) | 59 (12%) |
| Overweight (25 to < 30) | 41 (20%) | 30 (16%) | 17 (20%) | 88 (19%) |
| Obese (>= 30) | 32 (16%) | 26 (14%) | 11 (13%) | 69 (15%) |
| Missing | 93 (45%) | 116 (63%) | 47 (55%) | 256 (54%) |
| Mothers' BMI category (n %): | ||||
| Underweight (< 18.5) | 6 (3%) | 4 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 10 (2%) |
| Normal (18.5 to < 25) | 19 (9%) | 33 (18%) | 12 (14%) | 64 (14%) |
| Overweight (25 to < 30) | 23 (11%) | 17 (9%) | 8 (9%) | 48 (10%) |
| Obese (>= 30) | 24 (12%) | 33 (18%) | 16 (19%) | 73 (15%) |
| Missing | 133 (65%) | 97 (53%) | 49 (58%) | 279 (59%) |
| Mothers' monitoring | ||||
| Direct, 1=Neverto 5=Always | 3.89 (.90) | 3.84 (1.04) | 4.68 (.57) | 4.01 (.96) |
| Indirect, 0 -7 days/week | 5.79 (1.16) | 5.80 (1.08) | 5.67 (1.21) | 5.77 (1.14) |
| Media, 1=Never to 5=Always | 4.28 (.95) | 4.16 (.97) | n/a | 4.22 (.96) |
| Fathers' monitoring | ||||
| Direct, 1=Never to 5=Always | 3.91 (.92) | 3.94 (.88) | 4.70 (.54) | 4.06 (.90) |
| Indirect, 0 - 7 days/week | 4.51 (1.83) | 4.42 (1.79) | 4.36 (1.94) | 4.45 (1.83) |
| Media, 1=Never to 5=Always | 3.82 (1.25) | 3.75 (1.21) | n/a | 3.79 (1.23) |
| Parent's income, per $10,000 | 3.20 (1.83) | 3.35 (1.45) | 3.04 (1.87) | 3.23 (1.70) |
| Parent's education (n %) | ||||
| 0 Parents > high school education | 94 (46%) | 82 (45%) | 59 (69%) | 235 (49%) |
| 1 Parent > high school education | 84 (41%) | 78 (42%) | 25 (30%) | 187 (40%) |
| 2 Parents > high school education | 27 (13%) | 24 (13%) | 1 (1%) | 52 (11%) |
| Children's sports/recreational activity, 0=Less to 3=More | 1.31 (.67) | 1.33 (.62) | 1.30 (.60) | 1.25 (.61) |
| Children's media time, hours/day | 1.78 (.90) | 1.69 (.73) | n/a | 1.74 (.83) |
Note. Tabled numbers given as mean (standard deviation) unless noted otherwise. Units of measures denote likert scaled scores for parental direct, indirect and media monitoring, and children's sports/recreational activity.