Research Article
Influence of Parent Stressors on Adolescent Obesity in African American Youth
Table 2
Participant characteristics.
| | n | Mean ± SE | Percentage |
| Child characteristics | Age (years) | 122 | 14.92 ± 0.18 | — | Weight (kg) | 122 | 68.9 ± 1.67 | — | Height (cm) | 122 | 163.7 ± 0.82 | — | BMI (kg/m2) | 122 | 25.6 ± 0.57 | — | BMI percentile | 122 | 76.5 ± 2.17 | — | Waist circumference (cm) | 111 | 81.4 ± 1.58 | — | MVPA (minutes/day) | 85 | 12.60 ± 1.28 | — | Dietary intake (kcals/day) | 98 | 1791.89 ± 67.37 | — | Sex | 122 | — | 100 | Female | 76 | — | 62 | Male | 46 | — | 38 |
| Parent characteristics | Max parent education | 119 | — | 100 | Some high school | 5 | — | 4 | High school graduate/GED | 14 | — | 12 | Some college or vocational school | 27 | — | 23 | College graduate | 39 | — | 33 | Graduate or professional training | 34 | — | 28 | Relationship to child | 120 | — | 100 | Mother | 102 | — | 85 | Father | 11 | — | 9 | Other | 7 | — | 6 | Marital status | 120 | — | 100 | Single (never married) | 35 | — | 29 | Married | 51 | — | 42.5 | Divorced | 28 | — | 23 | Separated | 3 | — | 2.5 | Widowed | 1 | — | 1 | Living together | 2 | — | 2 | Employment status | 117 | — | 100 | Employed | 107 | — | 91 | Not working | 10 | — | 9 | Household income | 114 | — | 100 | <$20,000/year | 25 | — | 22 | $20,000–40,000/year | 28 | — | 25 | $40,000–60,000/year | 23 | — | 20 | $60,000–80,000/year | 16 | — | 14 | $80,000–100,000/year | 13 | — | 11 | >$100,000/year | 9 | — | 8 |
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Note. Data are mean ± SE. SE, standard error; BMI, body mass index; GED, general education development; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.
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