Table 4.
Comparison of Measures by Children’s Ethnicity and Weight Status.
| All | Hispanic | Non-Hispanic | p | Upper Median | Hispanic | Non-Hispanic | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 342) | (n = 194) | (n = 140) | (n = 176) | (n = 91) | (n = 79) | |||
| Demographics/Anthropometrics | ||||||||
| Age (months) | 41.5 ± 11.8 | 41.3 ± 11.5 | 41.5 ± 12.0 | 0.918 | 40.8 ± 11.3 | 39.7 ± 10.5 | 42.5 ± 12.1 | 0.111 |
| Age (Years) | 0.614 | 0.191 | ||||||
| 2 | 122 (36) | 69 (35) | 56 (39) | 67 (38) | 37 (40) | 28 (35) | ||
| 3 | 105 (31) | 62 (32) | 39 (27) | 53 (30) | 30 (34) | 20 (25) | ||
| 4–5 | 115 (33) | 64 (33) | 50 (35) | 56 (32) | 24 (26) | 32 (40) | ||
| Sex | 0.559 | 0.912 | ||||||
| Female | 179 (52) | 100 (51) | 79 (55) | 92 (52) | 44 (47) | 38 (48) | ||
| Male | 163 (48) | 95 (49) | 66 (45) | 84 (48) | 48 (53) | 41 (52) | ||
| Weight Status | 0.747 | 0.691 | ||||||
| Non-Overweight | 214 (65) | 118 (65) | 94 (66) | 121 (68) | 60 (69) | 56 (72) | ||
| Overweight | 113 (35) | 65 (35) | 48 (34) | 50 (32) | 27 (31) | 22 (28) | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 17.0 ± 2.1 | 16.9 ± 2.1 | 17.0 ± 2.1 | 0.802 | 16.8 ± 2.0 | 16.7 ± 1.7 | 16.8 ± 2.2 | 0.797 |
| BMI z-score 1 | 0.7 ± 1.2 | 0.7 ± 1.2 | 0.7 ± 1.1 | 0.931 | 0.6 ± 1.1 | 0.6 ± 1.1 | 0.6 ± 1.1 | 0.872 |
| BMI Percentile | 66.5 ± 28.0 | 66.1 ± 28.6 | 66.9 ± 27.3 | 0.791 | 64.2 ± 27.4 | 64.7 ± 27.6 | 64.9 ± 26.5 | 0.958 |
| Waist Circumference | 53.1 ± 5.5 | 53.6 ± 5.7 | 52.2 ± 5.2 | 0.035 | 52.7 ± 5.0 | 53.1 ± 4.9 | 52.2 ± 4.9 | 0.221 |
| Physical Activity | ||||||||
| % Sedentary | 61.5 ± 11.1 | 62.5 ± 11.1 | 60.6 ± 11.9 | 0.317 | 64.6 ± 7.9 | 66.2 ± 8.3 | 62.6 ± 6.9 | 0.007 |
| % Light | 26.5 ± 5.8 | 27.6 ± 7.8 | 29.3 ± 8.7 | 0.074 † | 26.5 ± 5.8 | 25.4 ± 6.3 | 27.7 ± 4.9 | 0.008 |
| % Moderate | 6.4 ± 2.7 | 6.3 ± 2.8 | 6.6 ± 2.7 | 0.239 | 5.9 ± 2.1 | 5.5 ± 2.0 | 6.4 ± 2.2 | 0.018 |
| % Vigorous | 3.5 ± 2.4 | 3.6 ± 2.2 | 3.6 ± 2.8 | 0.797 | 3.0 ± 1.5 | 2.9 ± 1.4 | 3.2 ± 1.6 | 0.655 |
| % MVPA | 9.9 ± 4.7 | 9.9 ± 4.7 | 10.1 ± 4.9 | 0.642 | 8.9 ± 3.4 | 8.4 ± 3.2 | 9.6 ± 3.7 | 0.085 † |
Note. Data expressed as M ± SD or n (%). Boldface indicates statistical significance. † Approaching Significance. 1 Sex- and age-adjusted BMI z-score (<1 standard deviation = Non-overweight; ≥1 standard deviation = overweight). Analysis with all PA variables with full dataset adjusted for waist circumference. In addition, all analysis with %MPA, %VPA, and %MVPA adjusted for age and sex. Analysis with % Sedentary (upper median half) adjusted for age.