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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants (n = 159)

From: Does parental and adolescent participation in an e-health lifestyle modification intervention improve weight outcomes?

 

Adolescent

Parenta

Mean (SD) age

13.2 (1.8)

45.8 (6.2)

Gender [n (%)]

 Male

68 (42.8)

24 (15.1)

 Female

91 (57.2)

135 (84.9)

Mean (SD) baseline BMI (kg/m2)

30.7 (5.9)

30.0 (7.2)

Mean (SD) baseline BMI z-score

2.67 (0.82)

 

Mean (SD) baseline waist circumference (cm)

93.3 (13.8)

92.1 (16.3)

Mean (SD) baseline waist circumference z-score

4.37 (2.05)

 

Parent ethnicity [n (%)]

 White

 

75 (48.1)

 East/Southeast Asian

 

23 (14.7)

 South Asian

 

20 (12.8)

 Aboriginal

 

13 (8.3)

 Other

 

25 (16.0)

Household income [n (%)]

  ≤ $40,000

 

29 (18.8)

 $40,001–$80,000

 

47 (30.5)

 $80,001–$120,000

 

44 (28.6)

 $120,001+

 

34 (22.1)

Maternal education [n (%)]

 High school or less

 

30 (19.1)

 Trade certificate/diploma

 

57 (36.3)

 Bachelor’s degree

 

33 (21.0)

 Above bachelor’s

 

37 (23.6)

  1. aNumbers may not add up to total N due to missing data