Understanding the Social Networks That Form within the Context of an Obesity Prevention Intervention

Table 3

Baseline demographic characteristics of latino parent-child dyads (𝑁=79).

Domain	Control		Intervention		𝑃-value^1
Child	Mean	S.D.	Mean	S.D.
Age	4.1	0.9	4.2	0.9	0.85
Gender (% female)	54.6		45.7		1.00
BMI z-score	1.0	1.2	0.8	1.3	0.70
Waist circumference	56.7	7.3	55.7	5.8	0.48
Body fat percentage	34.0	8.2	34.1	9.9	0.97
BMI percentile^2
Underweight (BMI<5%)	5%		3%
Normal weight (BMI≥5%<85%)	45%		62%
Overweight (BMI≥85%<95%)	25%		15%
Obese (BMI≥95%)	25%		20%
Adult
Age	32.3	5.7	30.7	6.0	0.22
Acculturation^3	1.4	0.6	1.3	0.5	0.55
Relationship to child^4	93.2		94.3
Maternal education^5
<High school	63.6%		65.7%
≥HS < college	27.3%		31.4%
≥College	9.1%		2.9%
BMI^6	30.4	5.8	29.0	5.3	0.27
Waist circumference	99.4	16.3	100.8	21.4	0.75
Body fat percentage	40.3	7.3	40.0	5.8	0.85
BMI category^7
Underweight (BMI<18.5)	0%		0%
Normal (BMI≥18.5<25)	18.2%		20.0%
Overweight (BMI≥25<30)	34.1%		45.7%
Obese (BMI≥30)	47.7%		34.3%

¹𝑇-tests were used except for categorical variables (those reported only in percentages), where exact Fisher tests were used.
²Percentage of children by CDC weight status categories defined by BMI percentile for age. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
³Short-Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (SASH).
⁴Percentage of respondents who are mothers.
⁵Percentage of adults by education category in each group.
⁶Usual measure of BMI (kg/cm²).
⁷Percentage of adults by BMI category in each group: underweight category is omitted. The BMI categories are defined using the BMI measure (kg/cm²) for the adult.