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Table 2 Characteristics of children across the three sites

From: Association of parental body mass index (BMI) with child’s health behaviors and child’s BMI depend on child’s age

Child

 

MA

CA

TX

Total/Average

Boys

N

218

552

244

1014

Age (yr)

6.6 ± 3.3

6.9 ± 2.7

7.7 ± 2.8

7.1 ± 2.9

Race (% of Hispanic)

57.8%

98.0%

88.9%

81.6%

% of 95th BMI percentile

95.1 ± 18.9

98.8 ± 19.7

117.6 ± 19.2

103.9 ± 19.3

FV Intake (times/day)

2.3 ± 1.7

2.3 ± 1.5

1.9 ± 1.3

2.2 ± 1.5

SSB Intake (times/day)

0.7 ± 0.9

1.1 ± 1.2

1.3 ± 1.2

1.0 ± 1.1

Screen Time (hrs/wk)

23.2 ± 15.8

27.2 ± 16.1

28.5 ± 16.6

26.3 ± 16.2

7 days/wk. of PA 60 min/day

76.2%

43.5%

19.7%

46.4%

Girls

N

203

567

255

1025

Age (yr)

6.5 ± 3.1

6.9 ± 2.6

7.7 ± 2.7

7.0 ± 2.8

Race (% of Hispanic)

69.0%

98.9%

85.9%

84.6%

% of 95th BMI percentile

92.1 ± 19.8

96.2 ± 20.3

115.99 ± 16.8

101.4 ± 18.6

FV Intake (times/day)

2.3 ± 1.4

2.4 ± 1.5

2.3 ± 1.4

2.3 ± 1.5

SSB Intake (times/day)

0.8 ± 1.1

1.0 ± 1.0

1.2 ± 1.3

1.0 ± 1.1

Screen Time (hrs/wk)

21.7 ± 13.0

22.3 ± 12.8

26.5 ± 15.5

24.2 ± 13.8

7 days/wk. of PA 60 min/day

69.5%

42.3%

14.9%

42.2%

Overall

N

421

1119

499

2039

Age (yr)

6.5 ± 3.2

6.9 ± 2.7

7.7 ± 2.8

7.1 ± 2.9

Race (% of Hispanic)

63.4%

98.5%

87.9%

83.1%

% of 95th BMI percentile

93.6 ± 19.4

97.5 ± 20.0

116.80 ± 18.0

102.7 ± 19.0

FV Intake (times/day)

2.3 ± 1.6

2.4 ± 1.5

2.1 ± 1.4

2.3 ± 1.5

SSB Intake (times/day)

0.8 ± 1.0

1.1 ± 1.1

1.3 ± 1.3

1.0 ± 1.1

Screen Time (hrs/wk)

22.5 ± 14.4

24.8 ± 14.5

27.5 ± 16.1

25.3 ± 15.0

7 days/wk. of PA 60 min/day

72.9%

42.9%

17.3%

44.3%

  1. Mean ± SD
  2. MA: Massachusetts, CA: California, TX: Texas
  3. FV intake: time(s) per day fruit and vegetable intake; SSB intake: time(s) per day sugar-sweetened beverage (i.e., soda, punch) intake; screen time: total hour(s) of screen time (i.e., computer, TV, video game) during 5 weekdays and 2 weekend days; 7 days/wk. of PA 60 min/day: percentage of children who every day do physical activity that make the child breath hard for 60 min or more