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 |
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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.
Coefficient from multiple linear regression model adjusting for age.
Fitness score ranged from 0 (least healthy) to 6 (most healthy).
BMI z-score determined based on 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Growth Reference in the United States.