Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of participants: mother/child dyads recruited from greater Los Angeles County, USA, in the Mothers’ and Their Children’s Health (MATCH) study
| Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 77 | 53·47 |
| Male | 67 | 46·53 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 73 | 50·69 |
| Non-Hispanic | 71 | 49·31 |
| Race | ||
| Asian | 21 | 14·58 |
| Black | 28 | 19·44 |
| Hawaiian | 4 | 2·78 |
| Native | 3 | 2·08 |
| White | 63 | 43·75 |
| Other | 12 | 8·33 |
| Annual household income† | ||
| Less than $US 35 000 | 35 | 24·31 |
| $US 35 001–74 999 | 44 | 30·56 |
| $US 75 000–104 999 | 28 | 19·44 |
| $US 105 000 or above | 36 | 25·00 |
| Weight category‡ | ||
| Underweight | 2 | 1·44 |
| Normal | 88 | 63·31 |
| Overweight | 26 | 18·71 |
| Obese | 23 | 16·55 |
| Age (years) | ||
| Mean | 9·6 | |
| sd | 0·9 | |
Note: the sample comprised 144 children.
†
Annual household income data were missing for one participant.
‡
Weight category was missing for five participants.