Table 2 Distribution of health behaviors 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) | Overweight (n = 312) | χ2 | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sweet beverages/week, n (%)* | 4.51 | .212 | |||
0-2 | 188 (27.8) | 128 (68.1) | 60 (31.9) | ||
3-5 | 161 (23.8) | 101 (62.7) | 60 (37.3) | ||
6-8 | 157 (23.2) | 97 (61.8) | 60 (38.2) | ||
≥9 | 171 (25.3) | 98 (57.3) | 73 (42.7) | ||
Snack rule, n (%)** | 591 (74.6) | 350 (71.0) | 241 (80.6) | 9.07 | .002 |
Kitchen access rule, n (%) ** | 570 (71.4) | 338 (68.0) | 232 (77.1) | 7.55 | .017 |
% Snack + Kitchen Rule, n (%)** | 489 (62.0) | 285 (58.0) | 204 (68.5) | 8.53 | .002 |
Family dinner, n (%)* | 18.97 | <.001 | |||
A lot | 597 (74.3) | 396 (79.5) | 201 (65.7) | ||
Sometimes/rarely/never | 207 (25.7) | 102 (20.5) | 105 (34.3) | ||
% TV in child’s bedroom** | 399 (49.8) | 244 (48.9) | 155 (51.3) | .443 | .277 |
% TV on during dinner, n (%)* | 0.23 | .351 | |||
A lot/sometimes | 323 (39.8) | 204 (40.5) | 119 (38.8) | ||
Rarely/never | 488 (60.2) | 300 (59.5) | 188 (61.2) | ||
% Parent physically active w/ Child, n (%)* | 1.65 | .120 | |||
A lot/sometimes | 700 (87.0) | 439 (88.2) | 261 (85.0) | ||
Rarely/never | 105 (13.0) | 59 (11.8) | 46 (15.0) | ||
% Children take vitamins, n (%)** | 353 (43.6) | 242 (48.2) | 111 (36.0) | 11.50 | .001 |
Vegetable servings/day + ** | 1.55 (0.9) | 1.55 (0.9) | 1.54 (0.9) | .835 | |
Fruit servings/day + ** | 1.66 (0.9) | 1.67 (0.9) | 1.63 (0.9) | .556 | |
Dairy servings/day + ** | 2.67 (1.1) | 2.74 (1.1) | 2.57 (1.1) | .026 | |
Snack servings/day + ** | 1.80 (1.0) | 1.84 (1.0) | 1.71 (0.9) | .082 | |
Screen time + ** (Minutes/week) | 1404 (642) | 1360 (636) | 1476 (646) | .012 | |
Sports + ** (Number/Year) | 2.37 (2.4) | 2.41 (2.4) | 2.29 (2.3) | .490 | |