Table 2 Child and parent demographics
From: Development of the General Parenting Observational Scale to assess parenting during family meals
Variable | Percent or Means (S.D.) (n = 44) |
|---|---|
Child characteristics | Â |
Sex | Â |
Male | 34% |
Female | 66% |
Age (years) | 10.0 (1.3) |
BMI percentile | 98.2 (1.3) |
BMI z-score | 2.2 (0.3) |
Parent characteristics | Â |
Sex | Â |
Male | 5% |
Female | 95% |
Race/ethnicity | Â |
White | 52% |
Hispanic | 36% |
Other | 11% |
Education | Â |
No degree | 47% |
Bachelor’s degree or higher | 53% |
Marital status | Â |
Married/living with significant other | 77% |
Widowed/divorced/Separated/never married | 23% |
Age (years) | 41.4 (6.9) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 30.1 (5.8) |