Table 2.

Child and family demographic characteristics at enrollment (N=286)

Child's sex – n (%)
Male	144 (50%)
Female	142 (50%)
Child's age, mon – mean (SD)	18.8 (6.8)
Child's race – n (%)
Black	170 (59%)
White	83 (29%)
Other	33 (12%)
Child’s enrollment anthropometry – n (%)
Weight/age < −2.0 z-scores	246 (86%)
Length/age < −2.0 z-scores	34 (12%)
Weight/length < −2.0 z-scores	152 (53%)
Weight/age z-score change* – mean (SD)	0.3 (0.4)
Children followed up – n (%)	202 (71%)
Follow-up time, months – mean (SD)	7.3 (2.6)
Mother's age, years – mean (SD)	28.8 (6.4)
Mother employed – n (%)	153 (55%)
Risk Factor Indices – median (IQR)
Child Risk Factor Index	2 (1–3)
Household Risk Factor Index	2 (1–3)
Household Food Insecurity** – n (%)	13 (20%)

^*Change from enrollment to 6 months

^**Food insecurity was assessed for 65 (23%) of the 286 enrolled participants

SD: Standard deviation

IQR: Inter-quartile range