Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample (at baseline unless otherwise noted), n = 222
| Variable | N (%) or Mean (Standard Deviation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Sex | |||||
| Female | 106 (47.7) | ||||
| Male | 116 (52.3) | ||||
| Child Race | |||||
| White | 112 (50.5) | ||||
| Black | 57 (25.7) | ||||
| Biracial | 48 (21.6) | ||||
| Other | 4 (1.8) | ||||
| Unknown | 1 (0.4) | ||||
| Child Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic | 29 (13.1) | ||||
| Not Hispanic | 192 (86.5) | ||||
| Unknown | 1 (0.4) | ||||
| Child Birthweight z-score | − 0.2 (1.0) | ||||
| Maternal BMI (kg/m2) | 32.4 (9.3) | ||||
| Maternal Education | |||||
| < high school | 30 (13.5) | ||||
| High school | 37 (16.7) | ||||
| General Education | 17 (7.7) | ||||
| Diploma | |||||
| Some college courses | 116 (52.3) | ||||
| 2 year college degree | 22 (9.9) | ||||
| Single parent | |||||
| Yes | 45 (23.9) | ||||
| No | 143 (76.1) | ||||
| Maternal CES-D score | 12.3 (10.0) | ||||
| Food Secure | |||||
| Yes | 136 (67.0) | ||||
| No | 67 (33.0) | ||||
| 21 months | 27 months | 33 months | Test statistic | p-value | |
| Child overweight | |||||
| Yes | 49 (30.6) | 52 (29.2) | 40 (26.3) | Χ2(2)=3.26 | .20 |
| No | 111 (69.4) | 126 (70.8) | 112 (73.7) | ||
| Feeding | |||||
| Pressuring: Finish | 2.8 (0.8) | 2.8 (0.8) | 2.8 (0.8) | F(2,85)=1.88 | .16 |
| Restrictive: Amount | 3.3 (1.0) | 3.2 (1.1) | 3.1 (1.0) | F(2,84)=1.42 | .25 |
| Restrictive: Diet Quality | 3.1 (0.8) | 3.1 (0.8) | 3.2 (0.8) | F(2,84)=1.17 | .32 |
| Laissez-Faire: Diet | 2.5 (0.7) | 2.5 (0.8) | 2.5 (0.8) | F(2,84)=0.09 | .92 |
| Quality | |||||
| Responsive: Satiety | 4.6 (0.4) | 4.5 (0.4) | 4.5 (0.4) | F(2,84)=2.64 | .08 |
| Indulgent: Permissive | 2.1 (0.8) | 2.0 (0.7) | 2.0 (0.8) | F(2,84)=1.46 | .24 |
| Indulgent: Coaxing | 1.4 (0.6) | 1.4 (0.6) | 1.5 (0.6) | F(2,84)=1.90 | .16 |
| Indulgent: Soothing | 1.4 (0.6) | 1.3 (0.5) | 1.4 (0.6) | F(2,84)=1.27 | .29 |