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Table 1 Sample characteristics (percentages or means and standard deviations)

From: Parent-child relationship of directly measured physical activity

Parent Variables

Mothers (n = 45)

Fathers (n = 45)

 

% or Mean (sd)

Mean age in years (sd)

40.6 (5.6)

42.8 (6.2)

Education Level

  

   Less than High School

0

4

   High School or Equivalent

4

4

   Some College

9

13

   College Graduate

44

31

   Post Graduate Professional Degree

42

47

Marital Status

  

   Never married

7

4

   Married

91

93

   Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2

2

Race

  

   Hispanic

11

9

   Black

4

4

   White

71

73

   Other

13

13

BMI (kg/m2)

  

   Normal

82

44

   Overweight

11

49

   Obese

7

7

Child Variables

Girls (n = 22)

Boys (n = 23)

Mean Age in years (SD)

10.6 (.63)

10.6 (.76)

BMI

  

   Normal

82

83

   At Risk for Overweight (> 85th percentile)

14

13

   Overweight (> 95th percentile)

5

4