Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of parents or guardians participating in a digital weight loss intervention.
| Characteristics at enrollment | Value | ||
| Parent or guardian characteristics | |||
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Race or ethnicity (N=41), n (%) | ||
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Non-Hispanic black | 21 (51) |
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Hispanic | 5 (12) | |
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Non-Hispanic white | 11 (27) | |
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Other | 2 (5) | |
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Declined | 2 (5) | |
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Age (N=42), mean (SD) | 39.4 (7.9) | |
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Gender (N=42), n (%) | ||
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Female | 35 (83) |
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Relation to the child (N=41), n (%) | ||
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Mother | 34 (83) |
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Father | 6 (15) | |
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Grandmother | 1 (2) | |
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Employed (N=41), n (%) | 33 (81) | |
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Income level (N=38), n (%) | ||
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<US $25,000 | 10 (26) |
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US $25,000-34,999 | 13 (34) | |
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≥ US $35,000 | 15 (40) | |
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Education (N=37), n (%) | ||
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High School equivalent | 13 (35) |
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Tech or community college | 9 (24) | |
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College degree or more | 15 (41) | |
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Married (N=41), n (%) | 21 (51) | |
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Household size (N=42), mean (SD) | 4.2 (1.3) | |
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BMIa (N=48), mean (SD) | 36.5 (8.0) | |
| Child characteristics | |||
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Race or ethnicity (N=48), n (%) | ||
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Non-Hispanic black | 25 (52) |
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Hispanic | 6 (13) | |
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Non-Hispanic white | 9 (19) | |
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Pacific Islander | 1 (2) | |
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Other | 5 (10) | |
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Declined | 2 (4) | |
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Age (N=48), mean (SD) | 10.0 (3.4) | |
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Gender (N=48), n (%) | ||
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Female | 27 (56) |
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BMI (N=48), mean (SD) | 29.8 (7.9) | |
aBMI: body mass index.