Table 1 Sample demographic characteristics (n = 616)
From: The accuracy of parent-reported height and weight for 6–12 year old U.S. children
Percent/Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|
Child weight status derived from measured height and weight | |
Healthy Weight | 74.2 |
Overweight | 16.1 |
Obese | 9.7 |
Child weight status derived from parent reports of height and weight | |
Healthy Weight | 71.8 |
Overweight | 19.3 |
Obese | 8.9 |
Child BMI derived from measured height and weight | 17.7 (2.8) |
Child BMI derived from parent reports of height and weight | 17.9 (3.1) |
Child BMI percentile derived from measured height and weight | 61.3 (26.9) |
Child BMI percentile derived from parent reports of height and weight | 64.8 (26.9) |
Parent BMI | |
Healthy Weight | 38.9 |
Overweight | 32.6 |
Obese | 28.5 |
Child age | 9.0 (1.5) |
Child age category | |
6–9 | 60.7 |
10–12 | 39.3 |
Parent age | 41.3 (5.6) |
Child gender | |
Female child | 50.7 |
Male child | 49.3 |
Parent gender | |
Female parent | 86.7 |
Male parent | 13.3 |
Household income | |
< $50,000 | 13.2 |
$50,000–$99,999 | 37.0 |
> = $100,000 | 49.7 |
Parent education | |
Some college or less | 31.7 |
College graduate | 43.9 |
Graduate degree | 24.4 |
Child race/ethnicity | |
White Non-Hispanic | 68.5 |
Hispanic | 16.8 |
Other Non-Hispanic | 14.7 |
Parent race/ethnicity | |
White Non-Hispanic | 75.0 |
Hispanic | 14.2 |
Other Non-Hispanic | 10.8 |
Number of children in household | |
< 4 | 89.1 |
≥ 4 | 10.9 |
Parent marital status | |
Married | 92.8 |
Formerly married | 4.4 |
Never married | 1.4 |
Living with partner | 1.4 |