Table 1.
Participant Characteristics.
| All | Upper-Half of Median Accelerometer Wear Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 342) | (n = 176) | p | |
| Age (Months) | 41.5 ± 11.8 | 40.8 ± 11.3 | 0.543 |
| Age (Years) | 0.856 | ||
| 2-year olds | 122 (36) | 67 (38) | |
| 3-year olds | 105 (31) | 53 (30) | |
| 4–5-year olds | 115 (33) | 56 (32) | |
| Sex | 0.989 | ||
| Female | 179 (52) | 92 (52) | |
| Male | 163 (48) | 84 (48) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.329 | ||
| Hispanic | 194 (56) | 91 (51) | |
| Non-Hispanic | 140 (44) | 79 (49) | |
| Race | 0.843 | ||
| White | 254 (74) | 133 (74) | |
| Black | 32(9) | 18 (11) | |
| Asian | 3 (1) | 2 (1) | |
| American Indian/Native Hawaiian | 6 (2) | 1 (1) | |
| >1 race | 36 (11) | 18 (10) | |
| Don’t Know/Refused | 11 (3) | 4 (3) | |
| Weight Status * | 0.230 | ||
| Non-Overweight | 214 (63) | 121 (68) | |
| Overweight | 113 (33) | 50 (32) | |
| BMI z-score Distribution | 0.284 | ||
| 1st to 16th Percentile (>1SD below M) | 25 (8) | 14 (8) | |
| 17th to 50th Percentile (1SD below M to M) | 67 (20) | 39 (25) | |
| 51st to 84th Percentile (M to 1SD above M) | 122 (35) | 68 (35) | |
| 85th to 99th Percentile (>1SD above M) | 113 (33) | 50 (32) | |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 0.522 | ||
| 2-year olds | 50.3 ± 4.6 | 50.5 ± 5.1 | |
| 3-year olds | 52.6 ± 4.3 | 52.8 ± 4.6 | |
| 4–5-year olds | 56.4 ± 5.6 | 54.8 ± 4.3 |
Note. Data expressed as M ± SD or n (%). * Based on BMI z-score (<1 standard deviation = Non-overweight; ≥1 standard deviation = overweight); Overweight includes obese children. n = 8 missing data for ethnicity; n = 15 missing data for weight. Cases with missing data were excluded from analysis.