Table 1.
Characteristics of the Latina and African American mothers of preschoolers in Houston, Texas ( n = 80)
| Frequencies | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | |
| Latina | 40 |
| African-American | 40 |
| Education of Mother | |
| Less than High School Diploma | 21 |
| High School Diploma | 19 |
| Some College | 32 |
| College Graduate | 6 |
| Missing Data | 2 |
| Marital Status of Mother | |
| Married | 31 |
| Divorced | 1 |
| Separated | 13 |
| Never Married | 27 |
| Missing | 8 |
| Employment of Mother | |
| Employed Part-time | 24 |
| Employed Full-time | 20 |
| Not Employed | 36 |
| Child Gender | |
| Female | 40 |
| Male | 40 |
| Child BMI z score, Mean (SD) | 1.02 (1.06) |
| Child Weight Status | |
| Healthy Weight (>5th to < 85thBMI percentile) | 40 |
| Overweight/Obese (BMI ≥ 85th percentile) | 40 |
| Mother BMI, Mean (SD) | 31.12 (8.36) |
| Mother Weight Status | |
| Healthy Weight (18.5 kg/m2 < BMI < 25 kg/m2) | 17 |
| Overweight/Obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) | 63 |
| Age, Mean in Years (SD) | |
| Parent | 32.31 (7.49) |
| Child | 4.51 (0.64) |