Table 1.
General characteristics of caregivers and their infants at baseline (N = 162).
| Variables | %(n) or Median (25th, 75th percentiles) |
|---|---|
| Caregivers | |
| Mother’s Age (years) | 27.0 (23.0, 31.0) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanics | 63.0 (102) |
| Non-Hispanics | 37.0 (60) |
| Race | |
| White | 45.1 (73) |
| Black | 15.4 (25) |
| Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific | 39.5 (64) |
| Education | |
| ≤High school | 67.9 (110) |
| ≥College degree | 32.1 (52) |
| Number of children | 2.00 (1.00, 2.00) |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI | 24.8 (21.6, 30.7) |
| Underweight | 6.00 (10) |
| Normal | 45.1 (73) |
| Overweight | 23.5 (38) |
| Obese | 25.3 (41) |
| Pregnancy weight gain (lbs) | 26.0 (20.0, 35.0) |
| Low | 21.6 (35) |
| Adequate | 43.2 (70) |
| Excessive | 35.2 (57) |
| Infants/toddlers | |
| Age (months) | 1.00 (0.68, 1.35) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 50.0 (81) |
| Female | 50.0 (81) |
| Birth weight (kg) | 3.30 (2.95, 3.57) |