Associations of Child and Parental Factors with Child Body Mass Index (BMI)
| All Subjects (n = 171) (%) | Child BMI ≥ 85% percentile* | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 67) (%) | No (n = 74) (%) | |||
| Child'sage | 0.04 | |||
| 5 to 10 years | 63 (37.7) | 25 (37.3) | 20 (27.0) | |
| 11 to 13 years | 40 (24.0) | 21 (31.3) | 15 (20.3) | |
| 14 to 17 years | 64 (38.3) | 21 (31.3) | 39 (52.7) | |
| Child'ssex | 0.93 | |||
| Male | 81 (48.5) | 33 (49.3) | 33 (49.3) | |
| Female | 86 (51.5) | 34 (50.7) | 37 (50.0) | |
| Child'srace | 0.32 | |||
| Black | 53 (31.9) | 26 (38.8) | 21 (28.8) | |
| White | 91 (54.8) | 31 (46.3) | 43 (58.9) | |
| Other | 22 (13.3) | 10 (14.9) | 9 (12.3) | |
| Mother overweight† | 0.02 | |||
| Yes | 86 (55.5) | 42 (66.7) | 32 (46.4) | |
| No | 69 (44.5) | 21 (33.3) | 37 (53.6) | |
| Father overweight† | 0.06 | |||
| Yes | 107 (77.0) | 46 (86.8) | 48 (72.7) | |
| No | 32 (23.0) | 7 (13.2) | 18 (27.3) | |
| Do you think child weighs more than he/she should? | 0.01 | |||
| Yes | 33 (20.0) | 28 (42.4) | 1 (1.4) | |
| No | 132 (80.0) | 38 (57.6) | 72 (98.6) | |
* BMI ≥ 85 percentile: at-risk for overweight and overweight.
† Parent overweight defined as BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2.