Healthy-lifestyle behaviors associated with overweight and obesity in US rural children

BMC Pediatrics

Table 2 Sample Description of Participants’ Characteristics according to Weight Status n,%

		All participants		Healthy weight		Overweight		Obese
Gender
	Male	203	50.5	108	49.5	35	53.0	59	51.3
	Female	198	49.5	110	50.5	31	47.0	56	48.7
Age in years, mean (SD)		9.3	1.7	9.2	1.8	9.2	1.6	9.4	1.7
State
	California	152	37.9	77	35.3	30	45.5	46	40.0
	Kentucky	45	11.1	20	9.2	9	13.6	16	13.9
	Mississippi	131	32.7	81	37.2	17	25.8	31	27.0
	South Carolina	73	18.0	40	18.3	10	15.5	22	19.1
Reported race/ethnicity
	White	56	13.8	30	13.7	9	13.6	17	14.8
	Black	190	46.8	111	50.9	23	34.9	52	45.2
	Hispanic	141	34.7	68	31.2	28	42.4	42	36.5
	Other	19	4.7	9	4.1	6	9.0	4	3.5
Maternal education level
	Less than high school	66	20.0	30	17.4	13	25.0	22	22.0
	High school graduate	108	32.7	52	30.2	14	26.9	41	41.0
	Technical school/Associates degree	90	27.3	53	30.8	14	26.9	20	20.0
	College graduate	42	12.7	22	12.8	8	15.4	11	11.0
	Graduate	24	7.3	15	8.7	3	5.8	6	6.0
Mother born in the US
	No	122	30.4	59	27.2	21	32.8	39	34.5
	Yes	279	69.6	158	72.8	43	67.2	74	65.5
English as primary language
	English	284	72.8	164	77.0	43	67.2	73	67.6
Spanish as primary language
	Spanish	106	27.2	49	23.0	21	32.8	35	32.4
Receiving government assistance
	No	203	51.3	108	50.5	36	56.3	55	49.5
	Yes	193	48.7	106	49.5	28	43.8	56	50.5
Marital status
	Never married	99	24.9	62	28.8	12	18.8	22	19.8
	Married	244	61.5	129	60.0	44	68.8	68	61.3
	Separated/Divorced	43	10.8	21	9.8	5	7.8	16	14.4
	Widowed	11	2.8	3	1.4	3	4.7	5	4.5
Number of household members*
	4 or less	172	56.6	88	50.3	25	56.8	56	69.1
	More than 4	132	43.7	87	49.7	19	43.2	25	30.9

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