Table 1.

Sample characteristics by child obesity status

	Overall (n = 5,390)	Not obese (n = 3,736)	Obese (n = 1,654)	p-value
Child Characteristics
Age in years, mean (SD)	9.25 (1.95)	9.37 (1.87)	8.92 (2.13)	< 0.001
Gender, %
Female	49.34	50.27	46.6	0.109
Race/ethnicity, %
NH White	60.62	64.63	48.7	< 0.001
NH Black	11.8	10.06	16.97
Hispanic	18.1	15.56	25.62
NH Asian	4.51	4.6	4.25
NH Other	4.97	5.15	4.46
Insurance Coverage, %
Any private	65.99	70.15	53.65	< 0.001
Public	31.12	27.08	43.11
Uninsured	2.89	2.78	3.24
Number of visits in the past 12 months, %
1	37.03	36.22	39.43	0.278
2	24.88	25.19	23.95
> 2	38.11	38.59	36.62
Perceived health status, %
Excellent/very good	81.63	83.5	76.07	< 0.001
Good/fair/poor	18.37	16.50	23.94
Has usual source of care, %	95.96	95.88	96.2	0.699
Region, %
Northeast	19.86	20.09	19.16	0.500
Midwest	22.4	22.53	22.03
South	37.9	37.01	40.55
West	19.84	20.37	18.26
Parent Characteristics
Obesity status, %
Obese	33.75	29.56	46.24	< 0.001
Parent sex, %
Female	62.7	62.0	62.2	0.893
Educational attainment, %
< HS degree	9.34	7.44	15.02	< 0.001
HS or GED degree	5.15	49.76	56.7
College degree or higher	39.17	42.8	28.28
HH income, mean (SD)	81,100 (63,500)	84,700 (63,720)	64,400 (56,800)	< 0.001
US born, %	80.9	82.3	76.6	< 0.001
English most common language spoken at home, %
Yes	87.81	89.58	82.54	< 0.001
Parent-Reported Healthcare Provider Communication Quality
Explain Well
Always	80.15	80.21	79.96	0.876
Listen Carefully
Always	80.36	79.72	82.28	0.094
Shows Respect
Always	83.1	83.38	82.24	0.446
Enough Time
Always	76.38	75.85	77.94	0.290

Notes:

Estimates calculated using survey weights.

Obese: at or above the 95th percentile among children of the same age and sex; Not obese: less than the 95th percentile among children of the same age and sex

Other race includes: Pacific Islander, American Indian, Aleut, Eskimo