Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Postpartum Teens: Parents as Teachers Teen Program (n=904)
| Breakfast Consumption Frequency Groupings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample Characteristics |
Total n=904 |
0–2 days/wk. n=381 |
3–5 days/wk. n=295 |
6–7 days/wk n=228 |
p-value |
| Mean (St. Dev) | |||||
| Age (y) | 17.5 (1.3) | 17.5 (1.2) | 17.4 (1.3) | 17.5 (1.3) | 0.32a |
| BMI-for-Age Percentile | 60.8 (30.0) | 65.2 (29.4) | 57.4 (30.9) | 58.0 (29.1) | <0.01a |
| Number of Days Postpartum | 187.0 (98.0) | 191.0 (97.0) | 189.0 (98.0) | 178.0 (99.0) | 0.40a |
| Race/Ethnicity | 0.87b | ||||
| White, n=468 | 53.2% | 54.4% | 50.2% | 55.0% | |
| Black, n=236 | 26.8% | 25.6% | 28.9% | 26.1% | |
| Hispanic, n=155 | 17.6% | 18.1% | 18.2% | 16.1% | |
| Other, n=21 | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 2.8% | |
| Education Level | 0.31b | ||||
| 9th Grade, n=70 | 7.9% | 6.9% | 8.9% | 8.1% | |
| 10th Grade, n=130 | 14.5% | 12.7% | 16.0% | 15.7% | |
| 11th Grade, n=222 | 24.8% | 24.8% | 24.6% | 25.1% | |
| 12th Grade, n=282 | 31.6% | 36.7% | 29.0% | 26.0% | |
| Graduated, n=128 | 14.2% | 12.4% | 14.0% | 17.9% | |
| Withdrew, n=63 | 7.0% | 6.6% | 7.5% | 7.2% | |
| Participate in WIC | 0.97b | ||||
| Yes, n=823 | 91.0% | 91.3% | 90.5% | 91.2% | |
| BMIc | 0.04d | ||||
| Normal Weight, n=417 | 50.7% | 46.0% | 56.0% | 51.5% | |
| Overweight, n=231 | 28.2% | 29.2% | 24.5% | 30.9% | |
| Obese, n=175 | 21.1% | 24.9% | 19.4% | 17.6% | |
| Attempted to lose weight in past 30 days | <0.01b | ||||
| No, n=387 | 43.1% | 39.2% | 47.1% | 44.4% | |
| Yes, Exercise, n=139 | 15.5% | 15.1% | 16.3% | 15.1% | |
| Yes, Diet, n=116 | 12.9% | 14.8% | 14.9% | 7.1% | |
| Yes, Both, n=117 | 28.5% | 31.0% | 21.7% | 33.3% | |
a
One-Way ANOVA,
b
χ2,
c
IOTF = International Obesity Task Force Definition for Adolescent Overweight,
d
Mantel-Haenszel χ2