Disparities in parent confidence managing child weight-related behaviors
3.1. Child and parent characteristics
The study population was diverse with more than half of
Hispanic ethnicity and 41% of parents completing the survey in
Spanish (Table 1). The majority of children had Medicaid and more
than three-fourths were morbidly obese (BMI% 99). Nearly 20%
of children had documentation of a behavioral health diagnosis in
the EHR and had seen a behavioral health specialist. The majority
of participants were mothers and were married or partnered. Mean
parental age was 34 years and mean self-reported BMI was 32 kg/
m2
. More than a quarter of parents did not graduate from high
school and screened positive for depression. All parents who did
not graduate from high school were of Hispanic ethnicity.