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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the n = 76 parent-child dyads living in four underserved US rural communities.

From: Parent-child interactions and objectively measured child physical activity: a cross-sectional study

Child

Gender, n

26M, 50F

Age (years), mean (SD)

9.05 (1.5)

Siblings, n

2.3 (1.7)

Ethnicity, n

 

   White

24

   African American

33

   Hispanic

19

BMI z score

1.12 (0.9)

% overweight/obese

57.9%

Parent

Gender

3M, 73 F

   % mothers

89%

Age

 

   < 30 years

16

   30-39 years

38

   >39 years

22

Ethnicity

 

   White

24

   African American

33

   Hispanic

19

Mexican-American

14

Years in US

13.04 (7.4)

Education

 

   < HS

19

   HS

19

   >HS

38

Marital status (% married)

50%

BMI

31.88 (8.8)

% overweight, obese

76%

  1. Note. Sample sizes (n) are reported unless otherwise noted by the mean (SD) or percent (%);
  2. M = Male, F = Female; BMI = Body mass index
  3. Data was collected from April-June, 2007.