TABLE 1—

Sociodemographic Variables of Children and Mothers According to Nutritional Status at Baseline: The Young Lives Study, Younger Cohort, Peru, 2006–2007

Variable	Overall	Normal Weight	Overweight	Obesity	Pa
Children
Sex, no.	1949	1456	302	100	.51
Boys, %	50.5	50.0	53.0	54.0
Girls, %	49.5	50.0	47.0	46.0
Age, no.	1949	1456	302	100	.08
4 y, %	20.9	21.1	23.5	13.0
5–6 y, %	79.1	78.9	76.5	87.0
Glass of Milk, no.	1949	1456	302	100	< .001
No, %	35.6	33.0	41.4	54.0
Yes, some months, %	16.4	17.6	14.2	9.0
Yes, almost every month, %	48.0	49.4	44.4	37.0
Mothers
Age, no.	1941	820	751	271	< .001
18–27 y, %	35.7	40.4	30.6	27.7
28–37 y, %	45.4	44.3	49.5	44.7
38–47 y, %	17.4	14.0	18.2	26.6
48–53 y, %	1.3	1.3	1.6	1.1
Education, no.	1943	817	747	271	< .001
None or primary school, %	44.7	50.2	42.0	34.0
High school or higher, %	55.3	49.8	58.0	66.1

^aχ² test when comparing nutritional status.