Percentage of Children and Adolescents with Documented Weight-Related Education by BMI Category
| Education Type | BMI Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy Weight (5th to Below 85th Percentile),n = 73 | At Risk of Overweight (85th to Below 95th Percentile),n = 38 | Overweight (Above 95th Percentile),n = 28 | Total,n = 139 | |
| Weight education* | ||||
| None | 44 (60%) | 19 (50%) | 13 (46%) | 76 (55%) |
| Minimal | 29 (40%) | 19 (50%) | 14 (50%) | 62 (45%) |
| Detailed | 0 | 0 | 1 (4%) | 1 (<1%) |
| Diet education† | ||||
| None | 34 (47%) | 16 (42%) | 11 (39%) | 61 (44%) |
| Minimal | 39 (53%) | 22 (58%) | 15 (54%) | 76 (55%) |
| Detailed | 0 | 0 | 2 (7%) | 2 (1%) |
| Exercise education‡ | ||||
| None | 42 (58%) | 18 (47%) | 14 (50%) | 74 (53%) |
| Minimal | 31 (42%) | 20 (53%) | 13 (46%) | 64 (46%) |
| Detailed | 0 | 0 | 1 (4%) | 1 (<1%) |
* χ2 = 5.703, df = 4, P = .22
† χ2 = 8.31, df = 4, P = .081
‡ χ2 = 5.080, df = 4, P = .279.