Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of study sample (n = 181)
| Child | % (n) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Female | 48.1 (87) |
| Male | 51.9 (94) |
| Age (years) | |
| 4 | 65.8 (119) |
| 5 | 34.3 (62) |
| BMI percentile | 73.5 (25.8)† |
| Weight status | |
| Underweight | 1.1 (2) |
| Normal weight | 51.4 (93) |
| Overweight | 21.6 (39) |
| Obese | 26.0 (47) |
| Caregiver | % (n) |
|---|---|
| Marital status | |
| Single | 30.4 (55) |
| Married/co‐habiting | 69.6 (126) |
| Employment | |
| Employed | 22.7 (41) |
| Not employed | 77.4 (140) |
| Educational attainment | |
| <High school | 40.3 (73) |
| Completed high school | 24.9 (45) |
| Some college/completed college | 34.8 (63) |
| Weight status‡ | |
| Normal weight | 17.1 (28) |
| Overweight | 31.1 (51) |
| Obese | 51.8 (85) |
†
Mean (SD).
‡
BMI not reported for pregnant caregivers (n = 14) and those missing weight measurements (n = 1).