Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics of participant parents and children assigned to experimental conditions (n = 19 schools; n = 303 parent/child dyads)
Condition | ||
|---|---|---|
Treatment | Control | |
Individual characteristics | n (%) | n (%) |
Parent female | 118 (77.6%) | 114 (75.5%) |
Child female | 62 (40.8%) | 66 (43.7%) |
Child age ± sd | 8.1 ± 1.4 | 8.1 ± 1.4 |
Parent BMI ± sd | 27.3 ± 7.3 | 27.9 ± 5.6 |
Child BMI%ile ± sd | 68.9 ± 26.9 | 68.7 ± 27.9 |
Child overweight | 64 (42.1%) | 58 (38.4%) |
Child race/ethnicity | ||
Hispanic | 4 (2.6%) | 8 (5.3%) |
White | 63 (41.5%) | 56 (37.1%) |
Black | 52 (34.2%) | 41 (27.2%) |
East Asian | 5 (3.3%) | 5 (3.3%) |
South Asian | 13 (8.6%) | 16 (10.6%) |
Other | 2 (1.3%) | 4 (2.7%) |
Multi-racial | 9 (5.9%) | 15 (9.9%) |
Prefer not to report | 4 (2.6%) | 6 (4%) |
Family characteristics | ||
Household income | ||
<$30,000 | 20 (13.2%) | 11 (7.3%) |
$30,000–$59,999 | 16 (10.5%) | 17 (11.3%) |
$60,000–$99,999 | 21 (13.8%) | 28 (18.5%) |
$100,000+ | 71 (46.7%) | 76 (50.3%) |
Prefer not to report | 24 (15.8%) | 19 (12.6%) |
Parent education | ||
HS/GED | 10 (6.8%) | 10 (6.9%) |
Some college | 20 (13.6%) | 12 (8.3%) |
Associates/trade/vocational | 14 (9.5%) | 15 (10.3%) |
Bachelors | 55 (37.4%) | 54 (37.2%) |
Masters | 37 (25.2%) | 43 (29.7%) |
Doctoral/terminal degree | 11 (7.5%) | 11 (7.6%) |
Prefer not to report | 5 (3.3%) | 6 (4%) |
Parent relationship status | ||
Married | 92 (60.5%) | 102 (67.6%) |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 21 (13.8%) | 19 (12.6%) |
Single/never married | 28 (18.4%) | 17 (11.3%) |
Cohabitating | 3 (2%) | 5 (3.3%) |
Prefer not to report | 8 (5.3%) | 8 (5.3%) |
