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Table 1 Parent and child characteristics and measuresa (N = 1657 dyads)

From: Patterns of food parenting practices regarding junk food and sugary drinks among parent-child dyads

Parent

Number

Percent

Age (years)

 18–34

188

10.2

 34–44

713

42.8

 45–59

694

43.8

 60+

47

3.2

Sex

 Male

421

43.5

 Female

1221

56.5

Race/Ethnicity

 Hispanic

117

16.1

 NH black/African American

277

11.8

 NH white

1138

60.0

 NH other

95

12.2

Education Level

  < High school

21

1.1

 High School/GED

272

14.9

 Some college

577

30.7

  ≥ 4-yr college degree

767

53.2

Marital Status

 Married

1179

78.9

 Divorced/widowed/separated

200

8.9

 Never married

157

7.8

 Unmarried couple

92

4.4

Household Income

 $0–$99.999

1287

70.9

 $100,00+

337

29.1

Parent

Mean

SD

BMIb

27.7

7.12

Added sugars intake (tsp)

18.0

10.36

Added sugars from beverage intake (tsp)

10.4

12.05

Parenting Practice (JS)c

 CC: negative emotions

2.4

1.14

 CC: restriction

3.5

1.16

 S: monitoring

3.6

1.24

 S: availability

3.5

1.19

 S: modeling

3.2

1.22

 AS: child involvement

3.2

1.17

LPA (JS)c

4.1

0.94

Child

n

%

Age (years)

  

 12

219

13.1

 13

326

19.4

 14

276

16.8

 15

288

16.2

 16

326

21.2

 17

202

13.4

Sex

 Male

810

50.7

 Female

823

49.3

Race/Ethnicity

 Hispanic

160

16.2

 NH black/African American

272

13.8

 NH white

1037

54.9

 NH other

152

15.1

School Type

 Public

1379

84.5

 Private

117

7.0

 Home

104

6.4

 Other

36

2.2

Child

Mean

SD

BMI percentileb

61.1

29.27

Added sugars intake (tsp)

16.0

7.65

Added sugars from beverage intake (tsp)

6.7

7.01

Parenting Practice (JS)c

 CC: negative emotions

2.4

1.19

 CC: restriction

3.2

1.26

 S: monitoring

3.2

1.32

 S: availability

3.4

1.24

 S: modeling

3.1

1.26

 AS: child involvement

3.1

1.25

LPA (JS)c

3.5

1.16

  1. NH non-Hispanic, SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, tsp. teaspoon, JS junk food and sugary drinks, CC coercive control, S structure, AS autonomy support, LPA legitimacy of parental authority
  2. aPercentages and means are weighted with dietary survey weights for parents and children
  3. bBased on self-reported height and weight
  4. cScale range is 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree)