Table 1.

Maternal characteristics: differences between overweight and normal-weight mothers (means (s.d.))

Variables	Overweighta(N = 91)	Normal weight (N = 80)
Maternal education time 1 (y)b	14.4 (2.4)	14.7 (2.2)
Family income time 1 ($1000)b	<$35*	$35−50
Maternal ageb (y)	35.5 (4.7)	35.6 (4.8)
Maternal BMIb (kg/m2)	30.3 (5.7)*	21.9 (1.6)
Maternal restriction (age 5 y)	2.9 (0.8)	3.0 (0.9)
Maternal restriction (age 7 y)	2.6 (0.9)	2.8 (0.9)
Maternal restriction (age 9 y)	2.6 (0.9)	2.6 (0.9)

^aOverweight defined as BMI ≥25 kg/m².

^bVariable was measured at study entry, when daughters were age 5 y.

^*Means are significantly different between groups at P<0.05.