Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics for toddlers (24–34 months) with 24-hour dietary recall data and mean Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2010 score, who participated in the Greenlight Study (n=231).
| Characteristics | N (%) | HEI score,1 mean (sd) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 128 (55) | 63.2 (10.9) |
| Male | 103 (45) | 62.3 (10.1) | |
| Race/ethnicity | Hispanic | 131 (57) | 64.1 (9.6) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 29 (13) | 60.1 (11.6) | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 63 (27) | 61.3 (11.6) | |
| Non-Hispanic other | 8 (3) | 63.1 (11.2) | |
| Household income2,3 | <$19,999 | 141 (64) | 62.9 (10.3) |
| ≥$20,000 | 81 (36) | 62.8 (11.2) | |
| Child BMI percentile4 | Underweight (<5th percentile) | 12 (6) | 58.9 (11.0) |
| Healthy weight (5th to <85th) | 153 (73) | 62.8 (10.7) | |
| Overweight (85th to <95th percentile) | 30 (14) | 64.7 (8.5) | |
| Obese (≥95th percentile) | 15 (7) | 62.2 (11.9) | |
| Received WIC benefits2,5 | Yes | 200 (87) | 62.8 (10.5) |
| No | 30 (13) | 63.4 (10.4) | |
| Food insecure2,5 | Yes | 117 (51) | 62.8 (10.9) |
| No | 113 (49) | 62.7 (10.1) | |
| Caregiver characteristics | |||
| Education5 | Less than high school | 68 (30) | 61.7 (11.3) |
| High school graduate | 68 (30) | 63.2 (9.2) | |
| Some college | 54 (23) | 62.5 (10.9) | |
| College graduate | 40 (17) | 64.2 (10.9) | |
| Age | <30 years | 123 (53) | 61.1 (10.7)* |
| 30 –34 years | 66 (29) | 64.0 (9.36) | |
| ≥35 years | 42 (18) | 66.1 (11.1)* | |
| Obesity (BMI≥30.0)2,6 | Yes | 72 (35) | 60.0 (10.2)* |
| No | 131 (65) | 64.6 (10.6) | |
| Born in the U.S. | Yes | 101 (44) | 60.1 (10.3)* |
| No | 130 (56) | 64.9 (10.3) | |
| Married2,4 | Yes | 142 (68) | 64.2 (10.0)* |
| No | 68 (32) | 59.8 (10.8) | |
1
Healthy Eating Index, maximum score is 100
2
Measured at baseline at the 2-month well-child visit
3
Missing 9
4
Missing 21
5
Missing 1
6
Missing 28
*
p<.05