Trends in Nutrition and Exercise Counseling among Adolescents in the Health Care Environment

Table 1

Characteristics of california adolescents ages 12–17, (CHIS, 2009) 𝑛=3,379.

Characteristics	n (%)
Age ± standard deviation	14.6 ± 1.7
	range = 12–17
Gender
Male	1767 (51.0)
Female	1612 (49.0)
Household income status
<300% FPL	1692 (55.2)
≥300% FPL	1687 (44.8)
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic	1226 (49.3)
American Indian/Alaska Native, not Hispanic	46 (0.7)
Asian, not Hispanic	363 (10.0)
African American, not Hispanic	100 (6.5)
White, not Hispanic	1480 (33.5)
Insurance types
Uninsured	204 (6.3)
Low-cost/free	1055 (32.3)
Employer	1920 (56.9)
Private insurance	200 (4.5)
Weight status
Healthy weight	2518 (71.3)
Overweight	497 (16.7)
Obese	364 (12.0)
Nutrition and/or exercise counseling
No Discussion about nutrition or exercise	843 (24.9)
Discussion about nutrition or exercise	890 (26.9)
Discussion of both nutrition and exercise	1473 (48.2)
Last physical exam at physician visit
Respondent never had a physical exam	38 (1.0)
≤12 months ago	2859 (84.7)
>1 year ago	482 (14.3)

Final sample size, 𝑛=3,379, but may be less for some variables due to missing values.
Data presented as 𝑛 (%), unless otherwise indicated.
FPL—Federal Poverty Level.