Table 1.
Participant Characteristics of Latino Preschool Children in Head Start (n = 81)
| Characteristic | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Child sex | Male | 47 (58.0) |
| Female | 34 (42.0) | |
| Parent education | 8th grade or less | 28 (34.6) |
| Less than college education | 29 (35.8) | |
| Any college education | 24 (29.6) | |
| Parent preferred language | Spanish | 62 (76.5) |
| English | 19 (23.5) | |
| Parent country of birth | Mexico | 49 (60.5) |
| US except Puerto Rico | 16 (19.8) | |
| Other | 16 (19.8) | |
| Parent time in US | < 15 years | 39 (48.2) |
| ≥ 15 years | 42 (51.9) | |
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| Age (years) | 4.7 (0.5) | |
| Parent BMI (kg/m2) | 28.2 (6.5) | |
| Neighborhood disorder | 12.8 (4.1) | |
| Parent acculturation | 1.0 (1.1) | |
| Child BMI z-score | 0.8 (1.1) | |
| TV viewing (minutes/day) | 108.8 (93.0) | |
| Wear time (minutes/day) | 699.3 (124.6) | |
| % PA | 41.0 (5.7) | |
| % MVPA | 10.5 (3.3) | |
| % LPA | 30.5 (3.6) | |
| % Sedentary | 59.0 (5.7) | |
| PA (min/day) | 285.7 (58.0) | |
| MVPA (min/day) | 72.8 (23.0) | |
| LPA (min/day) | 212.9 (43.4) | |
| Sedentary (min/day) | 413.7 (88.9) | |