Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of preschool aged children and mothers by child weight status
| Characteristics | Healthy Weighta (n = 110) Mean (SD) |
Overweightb (n = 54) Mean ± SD |
Full Sample (n=164) Mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age (years) | 29.6 (7.2) | 30.9 (7.2) | 30.1 (7.2) |
| Household size | 4.1 (1.5) | 4.0 (1.2) | 4.1 (1.4) |
| Maternal Body Mass Index | 28.3 (7.9) | 31.0 (6.6)* | 29.2 (7.6) |
| Maternal education (years) | 12.9 (3.3) | 12.0 (3.0) | 12.6 (3.3) |
| Child age (months) | 51.0 (9.8) | 52.2 (10.7) | 51.4 (10.1) |
| % | % | % | |
| Married/lives with partner | 39.1 | 48.1 | 42.1 |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 50.0 | 64.8 | 54.9 |
| Speaks only Spanish in home | 22.7 | 29.6 | 25.0 |
| SNAPc participation | 62.7 | 63.0 | 62.8 |
| WICd participation | 60.0 | 64.8 | 61.6 |
| SNAPc and WICd | 80.0 | 83.3 | 81.1 |
| Household monthly income | |||
| > $1,500 | 45.0 | 27.8* | 39.3 |
| = $1,500–1,001 | 22.0 | 33.3 | 25.8 |
| ≤ $1,000 | 33.0 | 38.9 | 35.0 |
| Mom employed | 77.1 | 70.4 | 74.8 |
| Household Food Insecure | 40.9 | 48.1 | 42.7 |
| Child Food Insecure | 22.9 | 27.8 | 24.4 |
| Child male | 59.1 | 48.1 | 55.5 |
| Child breastfed yes | 61.1 | 61.1 | 61.1 |
a
BMI z score between 5th and 85th percentile.
b
BMI z score ≥ 85th percentile.
c
SNAP=Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
d
WIC = Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.
*
P < .05 between healthy and overweight groups.