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/m^2)	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

Note. Data are mean ± SE. SE, standard error; BMI, body mass index; GED, general education development; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.