Table 2 Participants’ sociodemographic characteristics and weight status by discrepancy types for paternal parenting practices related to adolescents’ physical activity (PA), n = 138^a

 Boy

21 (29.6)

50 (70.4)

0.55

18 (26.1)

51 (73.9)

0.27

41 (56.9)

31 (43.1)

0.74

 Girl

20 (34.5)

38 (65.5)

20 (35.1)

37 (64.9)

33 (54.1)

28 (45.9)

Adolescents’ age

11.3 ± 1.5

11.7 ± 1.6

0.19

11.6 ± 1.6

11.5 ± 1.5

0.59

11.4 ± 1.4

11.7 ± 1.6

0.31

Fathers’ age

42.0 ± 6.8

41.1 ± 7.4

0.47

42.2 ± 8.2

41.3 ± 6.9

0.55

40.9 ± 7.0

42.1 ± 7.5

0.33

 Middle school or lower

18 (36.0)

32 (64.0)

0.39

19 (38.8)

30 (61.2)

0.16

29 (55.8)

23 (44.2)

0.97

 High school or higher

23 (28.8)

57 (71.3)

21 (26.9)

57 (73.1)

46 (56.1)

36 (43.9)

 < $35,000

25 (32.1)

53 (68.0)

0.88

22 (29.3)

53 (70.7)

0.48

44 (53.7)

38 (46.3)

0.33

 ≥ $35,000

16 (33.3)

32 (66.7)

17 (35.4)

31 (64.6)

30 (62.5)

18 (37.5)

 Not full-time

12 (30.0)

28 (70.0)

0.77

18 (48.7)

19 (51.3)

< 0.01

25 (62.5)

15 (37.5)

0.27

 Full-time

29 (32.6)

60 (67.4)

22 (24.7)

67 (75.3)

48 (52.2)

44 (47.8)

Fathers’ acculturation score

1.6 ± 0.7

1.6 ± 0.8

0.97

1.7 ± 0.7

1.6 ± 0.8

0.81

1.7 ± 0.7

1.7 ± 0.8

0.99

 Unsafe

14 (25.9)

40 (74.1)

0.27

14 (26.9)

38 (73.1)

0.36

26 (46.4)

30 (53.6)

0.08

 Safe

25 (35.2)

46 (64.8)

24 (34.8)

45 (65.2)

44 (62.0)

27 (38.0)

 < 85%th

12 (23.1)

40 (76.9)

0.09

16 (32.7)

33 (67.4)

0.70

33 (62.3)

20 (37.7)

0.27

 ≥ 85%th

28 (37.3)

47 (62.7)

22 (29.3)

53 (70.7)

41 (52.6)

37 (47.4)

 < 30 kg/m²

23 (32.9)

47 (67.1)

0.83

25 (36.2)

44 (63.7)

0.18

41 (55.4)

33 (44.6)

0.71

 ≥ 30 kg/m²

18 (31.0)

40 (69.0)

14 (25.0)

42 (75.0)

34 (58.6)

24 (41.4)