Low Family Support and Risk of Obesity among Black Youth: Role of Gender and Ethnicity
Abstract
:1. Background
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design and Setting
2.2. Participants
2.2.1. NSAL Sample
2.2.2. Recruitment of Adolescents
2.2.3. NSAL-A Sample and Weight
2.2.4. Analytical Sample in the Current Study
2.3. Interview
2.4. Measures
2.4.1. Ethnicity
2.4.2. Obesity
2.4.3. Family Support
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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All | Males | Females | African Americans | Caribbean Blacks | ||||||
% (SE) | 95% CI | % (SE) | 95% CI | % (SE) | 95% CI | % (SE) | 95% CI | % (SE) | 95% CI | |
Gender | ||||||||||
Male | 50.02 (0.02) | 46.49–53.54 | 50.39 (0.02) | 46.57–54.20 | 44.78 (0.02) | 39.98–49.68 | ||||
Female | 49.98 (0.02) | 46.46–53.51 | 49.61 (0.02) | 45.80–53.43 | 55.22 (0.02) | 50.32–60.02 | ||||
Ethnicity | ||||||||||
African Americans | 93.37 (0.01) | 91.89–94.60 | 94.07 (0.01) | 92.69–95.20 | 92.68 (0.01) | 90.64–94.31 | ||||
Caribbean Blacks | 6.63 (0.01) | 5.40–8.11 | 5.93 (0.01) | 4.80–7.31 | 7.32 (0.01) | 5.69–9.36 | ||||
Obesity | ||||||||||
Non–Obese | 75.31 (0.02) | 71.13–79.06 | 75.92 (0.03) | 70.51–80.62 | 74.69 (0.02) | 69.39–79.34 | 75.08 (0.02) | 70.62–79.06 | 78.54 (0.06) | 63.68–88.42 |
Obese | 24.69 (0.02) | 20.94–28.87 | 24.08 (0.03) | 19.38–29.49 | 25.31 (0.02) | 20.66–30.61 | 24.92 (0.02) | 20.94–29.38 | 21.46 (0.06) | 11.58–36.32 |
m (SE) | 95% CI | m (SE) | 95% CI | m (SE) | 95% CI | m (SE) | 95% CI | m (SE) | 95% CI | |
Age | 14.98 (0.06) | 14.86–15.10 | 14.98 (0.07) | 14.84–15.12 | 14.98 (0.09) | 14.80–15.15 | 14.96 (0.07) | 14.83–15.10 | 15.22 (0.06) | 15.09–15.35 |
Family Support (Low) | 3.55 (0.01) | 3.52–3.58 | 3.55 (0.02) | 3.51–3.59 | 3.55 (0.02) | 3.51–3.59 | 3.55 (0.02) | 3.52–3.58 | 3.55 (0.03) | 3.49–3.61 |
OR (SE) | 95% CI | p | |
---|---|---|---|
All | |||
Ethnicity (Caribbean Blacks) | 0.84 (0.30) | 0.41–1.72 | 0.628 |
Gender (Female) | 1.07 (0.17) | 0.77–1.48 | 0.682 |
Age | 0.92 (0.06) | 0.81–1.04 | 0.162 |
Family Support (Low) | 1.35 (0.22) | 0.96–1.89 | 0.082 |
Intercept | 0.38 (0.45) | 0.04–4.09 | 0.418 |
African Americans | |||
Gender (Female) | 1.09 (0.19) | 0.77–1.54 | 0.614 |
Age | 0.91 (0.06) | 0.80–1.04 | 0.173 |
Family Support (Low) | 1.39 (0.23) | 0.98–1.96 | 0.061 |
Intercept | 0.35 (0.43) | 0.03–4.34 | 0.398 |
Caribbean Blacks | |||
Gender (Female) | 0.75 (0.51) | 0.18–3.19 | 0.675 |
Age | 1.00 (0.09) | 0.82–1.22 | 0.990 |
Family Support (Low) | 0.77 (0.68) | 0.11–5.15 | 0.768 |
Intercept | 1.12 (4.20) | 0.00–3554.5 | 0.977 |
Males | |||
Ethnicity (Caribbean Blacks) | 0.99 (0.16) | 0.72–1.37 | 0.955 |
Age | 0.85 (0.06) | 0.74–0.99 | 0.035 |
Family Support (Low) | 1.23 (0.27) | 0.79–1.90 | 0.346 |
Intercept | 1.59 (2.20) | 0.10–26.15 | 0.741 |
Females | |||
Ethnicity (Caribbean Blacks) | 0.69 (0.44) | 0.19–2.51 | 0.562 |
Age | 0.99 (0.10) | 0.81–1.20 | 0.902 |
Family Support (Low) | 1.53 (0.33) | 0.99–2.36 | 0.054 |
Intercept | 0.09 (0.15) | 0.00–2.44 | 0.148 |
OR (SE) | 95% CI | p | |
---|---|---|---|
African American Male | |||
Age | 0.84 (0.06) | 0.72–0.98 | 0.032 |
Family Support (Low) | 1.26 (0.26) | 0.82–1.92 | 0.275 |
Intercept | 1.75 (2.46) | 0.10–31.16 | 0.692 |
Caribbean Black Male | |||
Age | 1.15 (0.13) | 0.90–1.46 | 0.251 |
Family Support (Low) | 0.68 (1.40) | 0.01–54.85 | 0.855 |
Intercept | 0.16 (1.38) | 0.00–1.59 | 0.835 |
African American Female | |||
Age | 0.99 (0.10) | 0.81–1.22 | 0.940 |
Family Support (Low) | 1.60 (0.37) | 1.01–2.55 | 0.050 |
Intercept | 0.07 (0.12) | 0.00–2.37 | 0.135 |
Caribbean Black Female | |||
Age | 0.90 (0.08) | 0.74–1.10 | 0.294 |
Family Support (Low) | 0.78 (0.22) | 0.42–1.44 | 0.402 |
Intercept | 2.76 (5.77) | 0.03–243.44 | 0.634 |
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Assari, S.; Caldwell, C.H. Low Family Support and Risk of Obesity among Black Youth: Role of Gender and Ethnicity. Children 2017, 4, 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/children4050036
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Chicago/Turabian StyleAssari, Shervin, and Cleopatra Howard Caldwell. 2017. "Low Family Support and Risk of Obesity among Black Youth: Role of Gender and Ethnicity" Children 4, no. 5: 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/children4050036
APA StyleAssari, S., & Caldwell, C. H. (2017). Low Family Support and Risk of Obesity among Black Youth: Role of Gender and Ethnicity. Children, 4(5), 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/children4050036