Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and obesity prevalence of 8th grade student sample (n = 2682). Central Texas CATCH Middle School Project, Spring 2009.
| Â | Sample | % Obese | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | (n = 30 schools) | Total | Â | ||
| Â | n | % | % | Crude OR (95% CI) | p-value |
n of students | 2682 | 100% | 19.20 | -- | -- |
Age in years (mean ± SD) | 2679 | 13.88±0.60 | 13.86±0.63 | -- | -- |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Female (ref.) | 1308 | 48.77 | 16.47 | 1.00 | -- |
Male | 1374 | 51.23 | 21.51 | 1.39(1.14, 1.69) | 0.001 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
White (ref.) | 663 | 25.05 | 11.37 | 1.00 | -- |
African American | 347 | 13.11 | 21.05 | 2.10(1.46,3.01) | <0.0001 |
Hispanic | 1377 | 52.02 | 22.87 | 2.31(1.74,3.07) | <0.0001 |
Other | 260 | 9.82 | 15.07 | 1.40(0.92,2.12) | 0.12 |
Speaks Spanish with parents most of time | 764 | 29.02 | 20.57 | 1.15(0.92,1.44) | 0.23 |
Family SES | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Very Well Off (ref.) | 390 | 15.94 | 18.23 | 1.00 | -- |
Living Comfortably | 1510 | 61.73 | 18.34 | 1.01(0.75,1.35) | 0.96 |
Poor/Just Getting By | 546 | 22.32 | 18.10 | 0.99(0.71,1.40) | 0.96 |
School Econ. Disadv. | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Low School ED (ref.) | 872 | 32.51 | 12.27 | 1.00 | -- |
Medium School ED | 912 | 34 | 20.83 | 1.88(1.45,2.44) | <0.0001 |
High School ED | 898 | 33.48 | 24.28 | 2.29(1.77,2.97) | <0.0001 |