Table 2.
Characteristics of the Sample Population (N = 301 Parent/Child Dyads)
| Variable | Summary Statistic |
|---|---|
| Child Characteristics | |
| Age (years), median (IQR) | 10 (8.4, 11.4) |
| Age category (years),a N(%) | |
| 7–9 | 153 (50.8) |
| 10–12 | 148 (49.2) |
| Sex, N(%) | |
| Female | 162 (53.8) |
| Male | 139 (46.2) |
| BMI percentile,b median(IQR) | 97.8 (95.3, 98.9) |
| Weight Category, N(%) | |
| Overweight (BMI ≥85th to <95th %) | 71 (23.6) |
| Obese (BMI ≥95th percentile) | 230 (76.4) |
| Race/ethnicity, N(%) | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 225 (74.8) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 55 (18.2) |
| Othera | 21 (7.0) |
| Parent Characteristics | |
| Age (years),b median(IQR) | 36.0 (31.0, 42.0) |
| Age category (years),b N(%) | |
| 22–36 | 153 (51.3) |
| 37–67 | 145 (48.7) |
| Sex, N(%) | |
| Female | 278 (92.4) |
| Male | 23 (7.6) |
| BMIb median (IQR) | 32.7 (7.0) |
| Weight Category,c N(%) | |
| Normal/Overweight (18.5 < BMI < 30) | 112 (29.1) |
| Obese (BMI ≥ 30.0) | 187 (62.5) |
| Proportion years living in the USb,c) | |
| ≤ 0.33 | 86 (28.9) |
| 0.34 – 0.67 | 127 (42.6) |
| > 0.67 | 85 (28.5) |
Note.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; IQR, interquartile range; US, United States of America
a:
Child other race/ethnicity (N) = Asian (N = 6); Caucasian or white (N = 5); Pakistani (N = 2); Sri Lankan (N = 1); Bangladeshi (N = 1); East Indian (N = 1); Bengali (N = 1); Egyptian (N = 1); Arabic, unspecified (N = 1); Dominican/Puerto Rican, not self-identified as Hispanic/Latino or black (N = 1); Afro-Caribbean (N = 1)
b:
For parent age, N = 298 parents/caregivers (3 parents/caregivers did not report birth dates).
c:
Proportion of parent years living in the United States = (parent time spent living in the US in years)/(parent age in years)