Table 1.
Characteristics of the Live Well Study Population of Children who Completed a Food Frequency Questionnaire
| Total (n=313) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | ||
| Socio-demographic Variables | |||
| Child Characteristics | |||
| Male | 178.0 | 57.4 | |
| Age (mean, SD) | 6.3 | 2.7 | |
| BMIz-score (mean, SD) | 0.9 | 1.2 | |
| Overweight/Obese | 133.0 | 42.5 | |
| Maternal Characteristics | |||
| Age (mean, SD) | 36.0 | 6.5 | |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 87.0 | 28.3 | |
| High school, trade/technical school | 140.0 | 45.6 | |
| Some college/college graduate/graduate | 80.0 | 26.1 | |
| Ethnic group | |||
| Brazilian | 125.0 | 39.9 | |
| Latino | 96.0 | 30.7 | |
| Haitian | 92.0 | 29.4 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Never married | 95.0 | 31.3 | |
| Married | 167.0 | 54.9 | |
| Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 42.0 | 13.8 | |
| Number of children in the household | |||
| 1 | 101.0 | 34.0 | |
| 2 | 132.0 | 44.4 | |
| ≥3 | 64.0 | 21.6 | |
| BMI Categories (kg/m2) | |||
| Underweight <18.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | |
| Normal weight 18.5–24.9 | 94.0 | 30.7 | |
| Overweight 25–29.9 | 103.0 | 33.7 | |
| Obese > 30.0 | 108.0 | 35.3 | |
| Years of residence in U.S. (Mean, SD) | 6.2 | 3.2 | |