Research Article
Caregiver Preferences regarding Technology’s Role in Supporting Adolescent Weight Management
| Characteristics | Total () | | Mean (SD) | Range |
| Child’s weight | | | Weight (kg) | 81.8 (23.1) | [41.2, 188.5] | BMI | 30.3 (6.4) | [21.7, 54.7] | BMI percentile | 95.7 (4.1) | [85.2, 100.0] |
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| Child’s weight category | | | Overweight (≥85–95th percentile) | 37 | 32.5 | Obese (≥95th percentile) | 77 | 67.5 | Age category | | | 11–15 years | 88 | 77.2 | 16–18 years | 26 | 22.8 | Gender | | | Male | 56 | 49.1 | Female | 58 | 50.9 | Child’s race | | | White | 80 | 69.0 | African American | 11 | 9.5 | Other | 24 | 20.7 | Would rather not answer | 1 | 0.9 | Child’s ethnicity | | | Hispanic | 29 | 25.0 | Not Hispanic | 82 | 70.7 | Would rather not answer | 5 | 4.3 | Caregiver’s race | | | White | 82 | 70.7 | African American | 10 | 8.6 | Other | 23 | 19.8 | Would rather not answer | 1 | 0.9 | Caregiver ethnicity | | | Hispanic | 24 | 20.7 | Not Hispanic | 89 | 76.7 | Would rather not answer | 3 | 2.6 |
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