Table 2.
Child and parent demographics
| Variable | Percent or Means (S.D.) (n = 44) |
|---|---|
| Child characteristics | |
| Sex | |
| Male | 34% |
| Female | 66% |
| Age (years) | 10.0 (1.3) |
| BMI percentile | 98.2 (1.3) |
| BMI z-score | 2.2 (0.3) |
| Parent characteristics | |
| Sex | |
| Male | 5% |
| Female | 95% |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 52% |
| Hispanic | 36% |
| Other | 11% |
| Education | |
| No degree | 47% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 53% |
| Marital status | |
| Married/living with significant other | 77% |
| Widowed/divorced/Separated/never married | 23% |
| Age (years) | 41.4 (6.9) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 30.1 (5.8) |
S.D. = Standard deviation.