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. 2015 Feb 12;12:E17. doi: 10.5888/pcd12.140392

Table 2. Difference in Fitness Score and BMI z-score Between Children With Lower Family Income and Children With Higher Family Income, by Race/Ethnicity at Mean Age, California, 2010–2012.

Characteristic Boys
Girls
Coefficienta (95% CI) P Value Coefficienta (95% CI) P Value
Fitness Scoreb
American Indian or Alaska Native −0.41 (−0.49 to −0.32) <.001 −0.52 (−0.62 to −0.42) <.001
Asian −0.29 (−0.34 to −0.24) <.001 −0.39 (−0.45 to −0.33) <.001
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian −0.49 (−0.59 to −0.39) <.001 −0.62 (−0.71 to −0.52) <.001
Filipino −0.19 (−0.23 to −0.15) <.001 −0.25 (−0.30 to −0.19) <.001
Hispanic or Latino −0.26 (−0.29 to −0.22) <.001 −0.33 (−0.37 to −0.29) <.001
African American −0.21 (−0.25 to −0.17) <.001 −0.37 (−0.41 to −0.32) <.001
White −0.43 (−0.46 to −0.40) <.001 −0.60 (−0.64 to −0.56) <.001
2 or more races/ethnicities −0.30 (−0.35 to −0.24) <.001 −0.55 (−0.62 to −0.47) <.001
BMI z-scorec
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.25 (0.18 to 0.32) <.001 0.26 (0.20 to 0.31) <.001
Asian 0.18 (0.13 to 0.22) <.001 0.20 (0.16 to 0.24) <.001
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian 0.41 (0.33 to 0.49) <.001 0.40 (0.33 to 0.48) <.001
Filipino 0.09 (0.05 to 0.13) <.001 0.10 (0.05 to 0.14) <.001
Hispanic or Latino 0.17 (0.15 to 0.19) <.001 0.16 (0.14 to 0.18) <.001
African American 0.09 (0.07 to 0.11) <.001 0.16 (0.13 to 0.18) <.001
White 0.27 (0.25 to 0.29) <.001 0.32 (0.30 to 0.34) <.001
2 or more races/ethnicities 0.20 (0.16 to 0.24) <.001 0.33 (0.28 to 0.38) <.001

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval.

a

Coefficient from multiple linear regression model adjusting for age.

b

Fitness score ranged from 0 (least healthy) to 6 (most healthy).

c

BMI z-score determined based on 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Growth Reference in the United States.