Table 1.
Sample characteristics (n=275)
| N (%) or Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|
| Child Characteristics | |
| Age (months) | 42.27 (9.85) |
| Female | 135 (49.09%) |
| Anthropometrics | |
| Body mass index (BMI) percentile | 58.76 (28.70) |
| Overweight or obese (≥85th percentile BMI) | 71 (25.82%) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 49.79 (3.57) |
| Parent and Household Characteristics | |
| Female | 256 (93.09%) |
| Age (years) | 34.96 (6.02) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 144 (52.36%) |
| Non-whitea | 131 (47.64%) |
| Educational attainment | |
| High school or less | 12 (4.36%) |
| Some college | 51 (18.55%) |
| College graduate | 118 (42.91%) |
| More than college | 94 (34.18%) |
| Total household income | |
| Less than $25,000 | 33 (12.0%) |
| $25,000 to $50,00 | 66 (24.00%) |
| More than $50,000 | 176 (64.00%) |
| Family structure | |
| Married/living with a partner | 215 (78.18%) |
| Single/never married | 41 (14.91%) |
| Divorced/separated | 19 (6.91%) |
a
Includes Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Native American, and Mixed race.