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Table 1 Summary of characteristics of Hispanic/Latino youth, n = 1465

From: Targeting family functioning, acculturative stress, and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption for obesity prevention: findings from the Hispanic community children’s health study/study of Latino youth

 

Total Sample (n = 1465)

aIntegrated (n = 674)

bAssimilated (n = 495)

cSeparated or marginalized (n = 92)

dUnclassified (n = 204)

SSB consumption (servings/day)

0.96 (0.75)

0.98 (0.80)

0.98 (0.72)

0.90 (0.62)

0.85 (0.62)

 Soft drinks

1.14 (1.07)

1.19 (1.14)

1.15 (1.03)

1.10 (0.92)

0.98 (0.90)

 Fruit juice

1.79 (1.35)

1.80 (1.41)

1.83 (1.29)

1.66 (1.09)

1.66 (1.29)

 Other beverages

0.46 (0.49)

0.47 (0.52)

0.46 (0.46)

0.43 (0.39)

0.41 (0.42)

Family functioning

1.93 (0.43)

1.88 (0.42)

1.99 (0.44)

1.99 (0.46)

1.93 (0.41)

Acculturation (AHIMSA scores)

 aIntegrated

3.56 (2.14)

5.47 (1.15)

1.60 (1.09)

1.32 (0.99)

3.03 (1.15)

 bAssimilated

2.99 (1.96)

1.57 (1.02)

5.17 (1.18)

1.54 (0.94)

3.10 (1.08)

 cSeparated

1.19 (1.38)

0.78 (0.89)

0.98 (0.94)

4.46 (1.66)

1.58 (1.47)

 cMarginalized

0.21 (0.57)

0.15 (0.43)

0.22 (0.51)

0.61 (1.15)

0.24 (0.64)

Age group

 8–12 years old

57.5%

46.5%

68.5%

60.9%

66.2%

 13–16 years old

42.4%

53.5%

31.5%

39.1%

33.8%

Sex

 Female

49.6%

52.9%

47.6%

47.8%

49.5%

 Male

50.3%

47.0%

52.3%

52.1%

50.4%

Birthplace

 U.S. Mainland

77.5%

73.2%

83.6%

71.9%

76.4%

 Outside of the U.S. Mainland

22.4%

26.7%

15.3%

28.0%

22.0%

Parental education

 Less than high school

38.6%

39.3%

38.1%

47.8%

32.3%

 High school/GED

28.5%

26.8%

29.4%

25.0%

32.8%

 Four-yr college/university or more

32.8%

33.5%

32.1%

27.1%

34.3%

Family income

 Less than $20,000

52.9%

50.0%

51.0%

61.9%

49.0%

 $20,000–$50,000

32.2%

32.9%

30.3%

26.0%

29.9%

 Greater than $50,000

14.8%

13.7%

15.4%

09.7%

16.6%

Household composition (number of members)

4.28 (1.42)

4.29 (1.44)

4.24 (1.37)

4.38 (1.52)

4.30 (1.40)

Acculturative stress

 Acculturation conflicts

1.77 (0.78)

1.62 (0.69)

1.92 (0.82)

1.85 (0.79)

1.88 (0.84)

 Perceived discrimination

1.47 (0.70)

1.34 (0.55)

1.57 (0.79)

1.75 (0.92)

1.50 (0.76)

 Language conflicts

1.58 (0.86)

1.43 (0.72)

1.64 (0.92)

2.20 (1.05)

1.65 (0.88)

Healthy Eating Index (2010-HEI)

53.9 (12.8)

54.0 (13.0)

52.8 (12.6)

54.5 (12.7)

54.4 (12.5)

  1. Note: aIntegration: Bi-culturalism; bAssimilation: Anglo-dominant (U.S. orientation); cMarginalization/Separation: Hispanic-dominant (Hispanic Orientation) or neither; dUnclassified: Acculturation status unknown
  2. Data shown as mean (SD) or percent
  3. Family functioning score ranged from 1 to 4, with greater scores indicating poorer family functioning
  4. AHIMSA score ranged from 1 to 8, with greater scores indicating greater acculturation for each category
  5. GED: General Education Diploma
  6. Acculturative Stress: The psychological impact of adaptation to a new culture. For Hispanics who come to the U.S., there are a number of significant stressors that are likely to be pervasive, intense, and lifelong due to acculturation. Each domain of the acculturative stress scale ranges from 1 to 5, with 5 more indicative of stress
  7. Healthy Eating Index (2010-HEI) score ranges from 0 to 100 and is a measure of diet quality used to assess compliance with the 2010 U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans and monitor dietary changes; higher scores indicating greater consistency of the diet
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