Table 1 Distribution of child and family demographic characteristics by child weight status a in a sample of racially and ethnically diverse first through third grade children
Full sample (n = 820)* | Normal (n = 508) 62.0% | Overweight (n = 312) 38.0% | χ2 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex (%) | 2.56 | 0.063 | |||
Female | 422 (51.7) | 273 (64.7) | 149 (35.3) | ||
Male | 395 (48.3) | 234 (59.2) | 161 (40.8) | ||
Race/ethnicity (%) | 16.04 | 0.014 | |||
Caucasian | 422 (51.9) | 266 (63.0) | 156 (37.0) | ||
Black | 97 (11.9) | 63 (64.9) | 34 (35.1) | ||
Hispanic | 115 (14.1) | 55 (47.8) | 60 (52.2) | ||
Asian | 40 (4.9) | 27 (67.5) | 13 (32.5) | ||
Multi-Ethnic | 93 (11.4) | 61 (65.6) | 32 (34.4) | ||
Other | 46 (5.7) | 33 (71.7) | 13 (28.3) | ||
Maximum parent education (%) | 2.71 | 0.439 | |||
< High School | 47 (5.9) | 27 (57.4) | 20 (42.6) | ||
High School/GED | 265 (33.2) | 160 (60.4) | 105 (39.6) | ||
Two Year College | 202 (25.3) | 122 (60.4) | 80 (39.6) | ||
College or beyond | 284 (35.6) | 187 (65.8) | 97 (34.2) | ||
Maximum parent weight category (%) | 21.37 | < .001 | |||
Underweight | 5 (0.7) | 5 (100) | |||
Normal | 144 (19.8) | 106 (73.6) | 38 (26.4) | ||
Overweight | 340 (46.8) | 223 (65.3) | 118 (34.7) | ||
Obese | 237 (32.6) | 125 (52.7) | 112 (47.3) | ||
Grade level (%) | 1.12 | 0.571 | |||
First Grade | 319 (39.0) | 191 (59.9) | 128 (40.1) | ||
Second Grade | 248 (30.4) | 156 (62.9) | 92 (37.1) | ||
Third Grade | 250 (30.6) | 160 (64.0) | 90 (36.0) | ||