Table 2 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics ofstudy participants overall and according to the weight category
From: Psychosocial, behavioral and clinical correlates of children with overweight and obesity
Characteristic | na | All | Weight Category | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overweight | Obese | Severely Obese | p-value** | |||
Age; median (min, max) | 105 | 16.07 (4.62, 25.54) | 14.40 (4.62, 22.99) | 14.40 (7.30, 21.98) | 17.06 (5.17, 25.54) | 0.18 |
Age Group; n (%) | 105 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.42 |
 Under 13 years |  | 32 (30.5%) | 6 (30.0%) | 12 (38.7%) | 14 (25.9%) |  |
 13 years or older |  | 73 (69.5%) | 14 (70.0%) | 19 (61.3%) | 40 (74.1% |  |
Gender; n (%) | 105 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.96 |
 Male |  | 41 (39.0%) | 7 (35.0%) | 12 (38.7%) | 22 (40.7%) |  |
 Female |  | 64 (69.0%) | 13 (65.0%) | 19 (61.3%) | 32 (59.3%) |  |
Race; n (%) | 100 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.52 |
 Caucasian |  | 34 (34%) | 6 (33.3%) | 12 (41.4%) | 16 (30.2%) |  |
 African-American |  | 44 (44%) | 6 (33.3%) | 13 (44.8%) | 25 (47.2%) |  |
 Multiple Races/Other |  | 22 (22%) | 6 (33.3%) | 4 (13.8%) | 12 (22.6%) |  |
Ethnicity; n (%) | 102 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.58 |
 Hispanic/Latino |  | 22 (21.6%) | 3 (15.8%) | 5 (16.7%) | 14 (26.4%) |  |
 Not Hispanic/Latino |  | 80 (78.4%) | 16 (84.2%) | 25 (83.3%) | 39 (73.6%) |  |
Mother’s Education; n (%) | 99 |  |  |  |  | 0.22 |
 Some College or Less |  | 60 (60.6%) | 10 (55.6%) | 15 (50.0%) | 35 (68.6%) |  |
 College Graduate or higher |  | 39 (39.4%) | 8 (44.4%) | 15 (50.0%) | 16 (31.4%) |  |
Father’s Education; n (%) | 76 |  |  |  |  | 0.08 |
 Some College or Less |  | 54 (71.1%) | 7 (46.7%) | 16 (76.2%) | 31 (77.5%) |  |
 College Graduate or Higher |  | 22 (28.9%) | 8 (53.3%) | 5 (23.8%) | 9 (22.5%) |  |
BMI, kg/m2; median (min, max) | 105 | 31.72 (18.05,63.61) | 26.02 (18.05,29.26) | 30.46 (20.15,34.48) | 39.60 (24.63,63.61) | <  0.001 |
BMI z-score; median (min, max) | 105 | 2.18 (1.14, 3.78) | 1.39 (1.14,1.62) | 1.91 (1.59,2.24) | 2.49 (2.04,3.78) | <  0.001 |
% Total Body Fat | 105 | 37.60 (12.2, 61.0) | 31.75 (12.20,42.90) | 35.60 (20.90,43.30) | 45.60 (20.40,61.00) | <  0.001 |
Weight Categories; n (%) | 105 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Overweight |  | 20 (19.1%) |  |  |  |  |
 Obese |  | 31 (29.5%) |  |  |  |  |
 Severely Obese |  | 54 (51.4%) |  |  |  |  |
Tanner Stage; n (%) | 99 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.20 |
 Pre-pubertal |  | 15 (15.2%) | 2 (10.5%) | 6 (20.0%) | 7 (14.0%) |  |
Pubertal | Â | 29 (29.3%) | 8 (42.1%) | 11 (36.7%) | 10 (20.0%) | Â |
 Post-pubertal |  | 55 (55.6%) | 9 (47.4%) | 13 (43.3%) | 33 (66.0%) |  |
Family History Obesity; n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Mother | 84 | 63 (75.0%) | 9 (56.3%) | 16 (76.2%) | 38 (80.9%) | 0.19 |
 Father | 69 | 30 (43.5%) | 5 (35.7%) | 7 (41.2%) | 18 (47.4%) | 0.80 |
Medical Diagnoses; n (%) | 105 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Asthma |  | 28 (26.7%) | 1 (5.0%) | 6 (19.4%) | 21 (38.9%) | 0.007 |
 High Cholesterol |  | 19 (18.1%) | 4 (20.0%) | 8 (25.8%) | 7 (13.0%) | 0.33 |
 Depression |  | 17 (16.2%) | 1 (5.0%) | 2 (6.5%) | 14 (25.9%) | 0.02 |
 Anxiety |  | 13 (12.4%) | 1 (5.0%) | 5 (16.1%) | 7 (13.0%) | 0.58 |
 ADHD |  | 11 (10.5%) | 1 (5.0%) | 4 (12.9%) | 6 (11.1%) | 0.84 |
 OSA |  | 10 (9.5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.2%) | 9 (16.7%) | 0.04 |
 GE Reflux |  | 10 (9.5%) | 1 (5.0%) | 1 (3.2%) | 8 (14.8%) | 0.20 |