Table 5.
Bivariate Analysis of Factors Associated with Total Food and Total Activity Guidance Reported by Mothers in Farmworkers Families, North Carolina (n=221)
| Total Food Guidance
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Total Activity Guidance
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | |
| Child Weight | ||||||
| Healthy | 109 | 1.62 | 2.24 | 108 | 0.28 | 0.64 |
| Overweight | 41 | 1.76 | 2.44 | 42 | 0.26 | 0.59 |
| Obese | 63 | 3.00 | 2.44 | 62 | 0.90 | 1.02 |
| p-value | .0008 | <.0001 | ||||
| Duration with Usual Practice | ||||||
| Less than 6 Months | 44 | 2.66 | 2.52 | 44 | 0.36 | 0.75 |
| 6 Months to Less 1 Year | 24 | 2.13 | 2.36 | 24 | 0.54 | 0.88 |
| 1 Year to Less than 2 Years | 28 | 2.36 | 2.67 | 28 | 0.71 | 0.98 |
| 2 Years or More | 123 | 1.83 | 2.29 | 122 | 0.43 | 0.79 |
| p-value | .2343 | .3060 | ||||
| Well-Child Visit in Past 12 Months | ||||||
| No | 156 | 2.41 | 2.44 | 155 | 0.57 | 0.90 |
| Yes | 63 | 1.32 | 2.14 | 63 | 0.22 | 0.52 |
| p-value | .0021 | .0046 | ||||