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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Nurs. 2020 Mar 19;52:70–75. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.03.007

Table 1b.

Demographics of parents in study sample (n = 132).a

Characteristic
Parent gender (n [%])
 Male 8 (6.06%)
 Female 124 (93.94%)
Parent age in years, (mean ± SD) 39.11 ± 7.05
Parent BMI in kg/m2 (mean ± SD) 30.90 ± 8.44
Parent race/ethnicity (n [%])
 American Indian/Alaskan Native 2 (1.52)
 Asian or Pacific Islander 9 (6.82)
 Black/African American 26 (19.70)
 White/Caucasian 86 (65.15)
 More than one race 2 (1.52)
 Other 7 (5.30)
 Hispanic/Latinx 17 (12.88)
 Not Hispanic/Latinx 115 (87.12)
 Racial/ethnic minority group 56 (42.42%)
Meets PA guidelines for Americans (n [%])b
 Yes 75 (56.82)
 No 57 (43.18)
a

BMI=Body Mass Index, PA = Physical activity.

b

At least 60 min of MVPA per day for children and 150 min of moderate or 75 min of vigorous PA per week for adults.