Descriptive Characteristics of Child Participants (n = 140)*
| Variable | Participants, n (%)† |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| 9 | 40 (29) |
| 10 | 35 (25) |
| 11 | 32 (23) |
| 12 | 33 (24) |
| Male sex | 75 (54) |
| Race | |
| Black/African American | 96 (70) |
| White | 21 (15) |
| >1 race | 18 (13) |
| Asian | 3 (2) |
| Ethnicity‡ | |
| Hispanic/Latino(a) | 5 (6) |
| Non-Hispanic/Latino(a) | 80 (93) |
| Insurance | |
| Medicaid | 108 (77) |
| Commercial | 27 (19) |
| Uninsured | 5 (4) |
| BMI category | |
| Underweight | 1 (1) |
| Healthy | 65 (46) |
| Overweight | 29 (21) |
| Obese | 45 (32) |
| BMI percentile | |
| 25th | (55.4) |
| 50th | (87.2) |
| 75th | (96.8) |
| Language | |
| English | 135 (99) |
| Other | 2 (2) |
| Parent accompanying child | |
| Mother | 110 (79) |
| Father | 11 (8) |
| Legal guardian | 14 (10) |
| Other responsible adult | 5 (4) |
↵* Well child enrollment occurred May 2012 through November 2013. Frequencies not adding to 140 are because of missing responses and/or unknown data.
↵† Percentages were rounded to the nearest percent.
↵‡ Many respondents (n = 54) did not answer for ethnicity. Pittsburgh has a relatively low but growing Hispanic population/familiarity.
BMI, body mass index.