Characteristics of Children and Linked Parents in the Analytic Sample*
| Characteristic | % (of N) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 49.9 |
| Female | 50.1 |
| BMI category | |
| Overweight (≥85th percentile and <95th percentile BMI-for-age) | 13.9 |
| Obese (≥95th percentile BMI-for-age) | 11.9 |
| Parent gender | |
| Male | 38.4 |
| Female | 61.6 |
| Parent BMI category | |
| Overweight (BMI, ≥25 kg/m2 and <30 kg/m2) | 35.3 |
| Obese (BMI, ≥30 kg/m2) | 32.8 |
| Parent with prediabetes | 7.9 |
| Mothers with history of gestational diabetes† | 9.7 |
| Parent likely eligible for diabetes prevention programming‡ | 9.5 |
↵* Children ages 12 through 17 without missing BMI data, linked to parents who were sample adults, above the age of 18, and did not report a history of diabetes and were not missing BMI data; N = 13,633,334 weighted children and linked parents.
↵† N = 8,399,465 weighted female parents.
↵‡ Based on meeting BMI criteria and having a diagnosis of prediabetes or history of gestational diabetes.
BMI, body mass index.