Table 1. Descriptive and Outcome Statistics for Parents and Children.
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Descriptive Statistic | |
| Child covariates (n = 1111) | |
| Male | 576 (52) |
| Age, mean (SD), mo | 162 (9.4) |
| Covariates of participating parent (n = 1314) | |
| Father | 740 (56.3) |
| Age, y, mean (SD) | 36.5 (4.7) |
| Military service member | 967 (73.6) |
| Married | 1176 (89.5) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 529 (40.3) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 287 (21.8) |
| Hispanic | 316 (24.0) |
| Other race/ethnicity | 182 (13.9) |
| Rank of military rank | |
| E4 or less (corporal or specialist) | 150 (11.4) |
| E5 (sergeant) | 237 (18.0) |
| E6 (staff sergeant) | 410 (31.2) |
| E7 (sergeant first class) | 363 (27.6) |
| E8 or higher | 154 (11.7) |
| Highest education level of parents | |
| High school or less | 81 (6.2) |
| Trade, technical, or some college | 472 (35.9) |
| Associate degree or equivalent | 373 (28.4) |
| 4-y college degree or higher | 388 (29.5) |
| Family covariates (n = 1314)a | |
| Annual household income, $ | |
| ≤40 000 | 274 (20.9) |
| 40 001-50 000 | 262 (19.9) |
| 50 001-85 000 | 632 (48.1) |
| ≥85 001 | 146 (11.1) |
| Time at installation, mo | |
| ≤12 | 140 (10.7) |
| 13-24 | 356 (27.1) |
| 25-48 | 534 (40.6) |
| ≥49 | 284 (21.6) |
| Children in the household | |
| 1 | 170 (12.9) |
| 2 | 443 (33.7) |
| ≥3 | 701 (53.3) |
| Family lives off installation | 732 (55.7) |
| Outcome Measure | |
| Self-reported data on children (n = 1111) | |
| BMI z score, mean (SD) | 0.27 (1.14) |
| Overweight/obese | 284 (25.6) |
| Obese | 98 (8.8) |
| Parent-reported data on children (n = 1288) | |
| BMI z score, mean (SD) | 0.23 (1.18) |
| Overweight/obese | 324 (25.1) |
| Obese | 123 (9.5) |
| Anthropometric measurements of children (n = 458) | |
| BMI z score, mean (SD) | 0.40 (1.01) |
| Overweight/obese | 126 (27.5) |
| Obese | 47 (10.3) |
| Self-reported data on parents (n = 1314) | |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 27.83 (4.52) |
| Overweight/obese | 987 (75.1) |
| Obese | 356 (27.1) |
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared).
a
Family covariates were only available when a parent participated in the survey (n = 1314) and were therefore not available for 205 of the 1519 families in the study.