Research Article

Identification and Characterization of Families That Are Positively Deviant for Childhood Obesity in a Latino Population: A Case-Control Study

Table 2

Parent-reported general self-efficacy, acculturation, food security, child physical activity, child sleep habits, and child dietary patterns between positive deviants and controls.

Controls ()Positive deviants ()All () value

General self-efficacy, mean (SD)
Overall score4.24 (0.67)4.41 (0.48)4.32 (0.59)0.10
Initiative score3.95 (1.04)4.43 (0.69)4.18 (0.91)0.17
Effort score4.41 (1.07)4.37 (0.65)4.39 (0.89)0.12
Persistence score4.38 (0.71)4.43 (0.75)4.40 (0.72)0.92

Acculturation levels, (%)0.01
Very Mexican oriented8 (35%)5 (25%)13 (30%)
Mexican oriented to approximately balanced bicultural5 (22%)9 (45%)14 (33%)
Slightly Anglo oriented bicultural10 (44%)2 (10%)12 (28%)
Strongly Anglo oriented04 (20%)4 (9%)

Food security, (%)0.43
High food security11 (48%)15 (71%)26 (59%)
Marginal food security6 (26%)2 (10%)8 (18%)
Low food security5 (22%)3 (14%)8 (18%)

Physical activity
Days playing outside, mean (SD)5.2 (1.9)6.1 (1.7)5.6 (1.8)0.11
Time playing outside per day (minutes), mean (SD)81 (45)106 (74)93 (61)0.18
Active play time (hours per week), mean (SD)7.2 (5.4)11.1 (9.3)9.1 (7.7)0.09
Sleep
Sleep (hours per day), mean (SD)9.9 (1.7)10.0 (1.0)10.0 (1.4)0.90
Child naps (yes), (%)7 (30%)8 (38%)15 (34%)0.75

Dietary patterns (estimates shown as mean (SD) intake per day)
Fruit, including fruit juice (cups)1.4 (0.7)1.5 (0.9)1.4 (0.8)0.50
Vegetables (cups)0.6 (0.4)0.5 (0.3)0.6 (0.4)0.84
Potatoes, including French fries (cups)0.2 (0.2)0.2 (0.2)0.2 (0.1)0.60
Whole grains (ounces)0.5 (0.3)0.3 (0.3)0.4 (0.3)0.11
Saturated fat (grams)16.1 (7.3)13.5 (5.7)15.0 (6.7)0.23
Meat, poultry, and fish (ounces)2.4 (1.5)1.8 (1.4)2.1 (1.5)0.24
Dairy (cups)1.5 (0.8)1.4 (0.5)1.5 (0.7)0.44
Legumes (cups)0.2 (0.3)0.1 (0.1)0.2 (0.2)0.55
Sugar added to foods/drink (tsp)4.9 (2.2)5.8 (5.2)5.3 (3.7)0.47
Energy intake (kcal)1141 (447)992 (336)1080 (407)0.27
Protein (grams)51 (22)40 (15)47 (20)0.09
Fat (grams)46 (20)38 (17)43 (19)0.21
Carbohydrate (grams)134 (49)127 (42)131 (46)0.61
Fiber (grams)12 (6)10 (3)11 (5)0.41
Sugars occurring in foods, juice (grams)65 (25)72 (28)68 (26)0.43
Energy from sugary beverages (kcal)25 (25)40 (77)31 (52)0.38
Sugary beverages (servings)0.2 (0.2)0.2 (0.3)0.2 (0.2)0.77

CFPQ scales
Environment (parents make healthy food available in the home)4.3 (0.6)4.2 (0.8)4.2 (0.7)0.83
Restriction for health (parents control the child’s food intake to limit unhealthy foods)3.5 (1.0)4.1 (1.0)3.8 (1.0)0.06
Parents use food as reward2.3 (0.9)2.1 (0.8)2.2 (0.9)0.34
Modeling (parents demonstrate healthy eating)4.2 (1.0)4.4 (0.9)4.3 (0.9)0.60
Encourage balance and variety4.3 (0.6)4.6 (0.6)4.4 (0.6)0.18
Restriction for weight control (parents control intake to influence weight)3.1 (0.9)2.9 (1.0)3.0 (1.0)0.63

kcal = kilocalories; SD = standard deviation.