Table 2 Characteristics of parents by language (n = 200) and clinicians (n = 75) who completed the survey
| Â | n (%) | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | English | Spanish | p-value | |
Parent and child characteristics | ||||
 Child’s age mean (SD) | 8.15 (2.89) | 8.12 (2.94) | 8.19 (2.83) | 0.87 |
Childs BMI category | Â | Â | Â | 0.79 |
 Overweight (85th–95th %ile) | 63 (31.5) | 34 (29.6) | 29 (34.1) |  |
 Obesity (≥ 95th–99th %ile) | 74 (37.0) | 44 (38.3) | 30 (35.3) |  |
 Severe obesity (≥ 99th %ile) | 63 (31.5) | 37 (32.2) | 26 (30.6) |  |
Parent age (n = 199) |  |  |  | 0.004 |
  < 30 | 19 (9.5) | 7 (6.1) | 12 (14.1) |  |
 30–39 | 96 (48.2) | 48 (42.1) | 48 (56.5) |  |
 40–49 | 68 (34.2) | 45 (39.5) | 23 (27.1) |  |
 ≥ 50 | 16 (8.0) | 14 (12.3) | 2 (2.4) |  |
Race/ethnicity (n = 184) |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Hispanic or Latino | 117 (63.6) | 33 (33.0) | 84 (100.0) |  |
 Non-Hispanic White | 42 (22.8) | 42 (42.0) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Non-Hispanic Black | 18 (9.8) | 18 (18.0) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Non-Hispanic Asian or Other | 7 (3.8) | 7 (7.0) | 0 (0.0) |  |
Education (n = 195) |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 High school graduate or less | 100 (51.3) | 27 (24.5) | 73 (85.9) |  |
 More than high school | 95 (48.7) | 83 (75.5) | 12 (14.1) |  |
Annual Income (n = 156) |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
  < $20,000 | 44 (28.2) | 15 (16.1) | 29 (46.0) |  |
 $20,001 to $50,000 | 55 (35.3) | 28 (30.1) | 27 (42.9) |  |
  ≥ $50,000 | 57 (36.5) | 50 (53.8) | 7 (11.1) |  |
Clinician characteristics | ||||
 Professional role (n = 66) | ||||
  Physician | 59 (89.4) |  |  |  |
  Other (ex: psychologist, dietician) | 7 (10.6) |  |  |  |
 Medical specialty (n = 66) | ||||
  Primary care | 50 (75.8) |  |  |  |
  Other (ex: endocrinology, gastroenterology) | 16 (24.2) |  |  |  |
 Gender (n = 66) | ||||
  Male | 16 (24.2) |  |  |  |
  Female | 50 (75.8) |  |  |  |
 Age (n = 65) | ||||
   < 40 | 20 (30.8) |  |  |  |
  40–49 | 16 (24.6) |  |  |  |
  50–59 | 18 (27.7) |  |  |  |
   ≥ 60 | 11 (16.9) |  |  |  |