Table 1.
Maternal and child characteristics by child obesity status at 7 years of age, CHAMACOS, 2007–2008.
| Characteristic | n (%) | Obesea n (%) | Not obese n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 270 (100.0) | 96 (35.6) | 174 (64.4) |
| Maternal characteristics | |||
| Country of birth | |||
| USA | 28 (10.4) | 11 (11.5) | 17 (9.8) |
| Mexico/other | 242 (89.6) | 85 (88.5) | 157 (90.2) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Caucasian | 2 (0.7) | 2 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| Latina | 265 (98.2) | 94 (97.9) | 171 (98.3) |
| Other | 3 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.7) |
| Years of residence in USA | |||
| ≤ 5 | 133 (49.3) | 43 (44.8) | 90 (51.7) |
| > 5 | 137 (50.7) | 53 (55.2) | 84 (48.3) |
| Education | |||
| ≤ 6th grade | 120 (44.4) | 44 (45.8) | 76 (43.7) |
| 7th–12th grade | 92 (34.1) | 33 (34.4) | 59 (33.9) |
| ≥ High school | 58 (21.5) | 19 (19.8) | 39 (22.4) |
| Marital status | |||
| Not married | 14 (5.2) | 5 (5.2) | 9 (5.2) |
| Married/living as married 256 (94.8) 91 (94.8) 165 (94.8) | |||
| Socioeconomic status | |||
| At or below poverty | 189 (70.0) | 66 (68.8) | 123 (70.7) |
| Above poverty | 81 (30.0) | 30 (31.2) | 51 (29.3) |
| Prepregnancy BMI* | |||
| Underweight | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.2) |
| Normal | 95 (35.2) | 25 (26.0) | 70 (40.2) |
| Overweight | 105 (38.9) | 33 (34.4) | 72 (41.4) |
| Obese | 68 (25.2) | 38 (39.6) | 30 (17.2) |
| Smoke during pregnancy | |||
| No | 259 (95.9) | 90 (93.8) | 169 (97.1) |
| Yes | 11 (4.1) | 6 (6.2) | 5 (2.9) |
| Soda during pregnancyb | |||
| < 1 per week | 134 (50.2) | 39 (41.0) | 95 (55.2) |
| 1–6 per week | 103 (38.6) | 43 (45.3) | 60 (34.9) |
| ≥ 1 per day | 30 (11.2) | 13 (13.7) | 17 (9.9) |
| Age at delivery (years) | |||
| < 25 | 111 (41.1) | 39 (40.6) | 72 (41.4) |
| 25–34 | 137 (50.7) | 47 (49.0) | 90 (51.7) |
| 34 | 22 (8.2) | 10 (10.4) | 12 (6.9) |
| Breastfeeding duration (months) | |||
| 0–2 | 68 (25.2) | 22 (22.9) | 46 (26.4) |
| 2–6 | 66 (24.4) | 24 (25.0) | 42 (24.1) |
| 6–12 | 63 (23.3) | 18 (18.8) | 45 (25.9) |
| > 12 | 73 (27.0) | 32 (33.3) | 41 (23.6) |
| Table 1. Maternal and child characteristics by child obesity status at 7 years of age, CHAMACOS, 2007–2008. |