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Caregiver Preferences regarding Technology’s Role in Supporting Adolescent Weight Management

Table 1

Demographics.
CharacteristicsTotal ()
 Mean (SD)Range
Child’s weight   
 Weight (kg)81.8 (23.1)[41.2, 188.5]
 BMI30.3 (6.4)[21.7, 54.7]
 BMI percentile95.7 (4.1) [85.2, 100.0]
 %
Child’s weight category  
 Overweight (≥85–95th percentile)3732.5
 Obese (≥95th percentile)7767.5
Age category  
 11–15 years8877.2
 16–18 years2622.8
Gender  
 Male5649.1
 Female5850.9
Child’s race   
 White8069.0
 African American119.5
 Other2420.7
 Would rather not answer10.9
Child’s ethnicity  
 Hispanic2925.0
 Not Hispanic8270.7
 Would rather not answer54.3
Caregiver’s race   
 White8270.7
 African American108.6
 Other2319.8
 Would rather not answer10.9
Caregiver ethnicity  
 Hispanic2420.7
 Not Hispanic8976.7
 Would rather not answer32.6