Table 1 Parent and adolescent characteristics and measures (N = 1166 dyads)
Parent | n | % | Adolescent | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Age (years) | ||||
18–34 | 123 | 10.6 | 12 | 141 | 12.1 |
35–44 | 491 | 42.3 | 13 | 246 | 21.1 |
45–59 | 517 | 44.5 | 14 | 191 | 16.4 |
60+ | 31 | 2.7 | 15 | 207 | 17.8 |
16 | 246 | 21.1 | |||
17 | 135 | 11.6 | |||
Sex | Sex | ||||
Male | 310 | 26.7 | Male | 563 | 48.5 |
Female | 851 | 73.3 | Female | 599 | 51.5 |
Race/ethnicity | Race/Ethnicity | ||||
Hispanic | 87 | 7.5 | Hispanic | 112 | 9.7 |
NH black/African American | 179 | 15.5 | NH black/African American | 176 | 15.3 |
NH white | 818 | 70.9 | NH white | 755 | 65.5 |
NH othera | 69 | 6.0 | NH othera | 109 | 9.5 |
Education level | School Type | ||||
<High school | 11 | 0.9 | Public | 994 | 85.3 |
High school/GED | 178 | 15.4 | Private | 88 | 7.6 |
Some college | 388 | 33.5 | Home | 61 | 5.2 |
≥4-year college degree | 581 | 50.2 | Other | 22 | 1.9 |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 858 | 74.5 | |||
Divorced/widowed/separated | 131 | 11.4 | |||
Never married | 100 | 8.7 | |||
Unmarried couple | 63 | 5.5 | |||
Household income | |||||
$0–$99.999 | 873 | 76.0 | |||
$100,00+ | 275 | 24.0 | |||
BMIb | BMI percentileb | ||||
Underweight (< 18.5) | 14 | 1.2 | Underweight (<5th) | 47 | 4.1 |
Healthy weight (≥18.5 and < 25) | 474 | 41.3 | Healthy weight (≥5th and < 85th) | 799 | 70.3 |
Overweight (≥25 and < 30) | 354 | 30.8 | Overweight (≥85th and < 95th) | 166 | 14.6 |
Obesity (≥30) | 307 | 26.7 | Obese (≤95th) | 125 | 11.0 |
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
MVPA (minutes/day) | 84 | 81 | MVPA (minutes/day) | 110 | 19 |
PA parenting practicec | PA parenting practicec | ||||
NC: pressuring | 3.1 | 1.29 | NC: pressuring | 3.0 | 1.33 |
AS: guided choice | 2.9 | 1.22 | AS: guided choice | 2.8 | 1.29 |
S: expectations | 3.3 | 1.34 | S: expectations | 3.0 | 1.33 |
S: facilitation | 3.8 | 1.09 | S: facilitation | 3.8 | 1.15 |
S: modeling | 3.6 | 1.05 | S: modeling | 3.3 | 1.21 |
PA-LPAc | 3.8 | 0.99 | PA-LPAc | 3.4 | 1.17 |