Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of mother and child.
| Mother | ||
| Age in years (avg ± SD) | 30.6 ± 5.5 | |
| Years resided in the US (avg ± SD) | 15.1 ± 6.8 | |
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| Birthplace | n | (%) |
| Born in the US | 102 | 19.3 |
| Foreign born | 427 | 80.7 |
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| English language proficiency | ||
| Very well or well | 170 | 32.1 |
| Not well | 157 | 29.7 |
| Not at all | 202 | 38.2 |
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| Education level | ||
| No formal schooling | 4 | 0.8 |
| 8th grade or less | 148 | 28 |
| 9–12th grade | 187 | 35.3 |
| High school graduate | 115 | 21.8 |
| Some college or graduate | 75 | 14.2 |
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| Ethnicity | ||
| Mexican | 499 | 94.3 |
| Salvadoran | 16 | 3 |
| Guatemalan | 5 | 1 |
| Puerto Rican | 2 | 0.4 |
| Other Hispanics | 7 | 1.3 |
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| Weight status∗ | ||
| Underweight | 1 | 0.2 |
| Normal weight | 106 | 20 |
| Overweight | 157 | 29.7 |
| Obese | 265 | 50.1 |
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| Child | ||
| Age in years (avg ± SD) | 3.9 ± 6.7 | |
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| Birthplace | n | (%) |
| Born in US | 489 | 92.4 |
| Foreign born | 40 | 7.6 |
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| Gender | ||
| Female | 264 | 50 |
| Male | 265 | 50 |
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| Ethnicity | ||
| Mexican | 498 | 94.2 |
| Salvadoran | 15 | 2.8 |
| Guatemalan | 5 | 1 |
| Puerto Rican | 1 | 0.2 |
| Other Hispanics | 10 | 1.8 |
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| Weight status∗∗ | ||
| Normal weight | 278 | 52.6 |
| Obese | 251 | 47.4 |
∗Mother's weight status based on CDC standards using BMI. ∗∗Child's weight status based on CDC age- and gender-specific BMI percentiles.