Table 5.
Distribution of Demographics Characteristics between Latent Profiles
| Latent Profile 1 (n = 37) | Latent Profile 2 (n=112) | Test Statistic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | M | SD | M | SD | F | p | ES |
| Child’s age in years | 6.30 | .74 | 6.43 | .82 | .78 | .38 | |
| Primary caregiver’s body mass index | 32.92 | 7.34 | 30.09 | 7.09 | 4.34 | .04 | .03 |
| N | % | n | % | Fisher’s Exact p | |||
| Child | |||||||
| Sex (female) | 17 | 46 | 53 | 47 | .99 | ||
| Race | |||||||
| White | 2 | 8 | 22 | 20 | .10 | ||
| Black | 11 | 30 | 13 | 12 | |||
| Hispanic | 8 | 22 | 17 | 15 | |||
| Hmong | 4 | 11 | 21 | 19 | |||
| Native American | 5 | 14 | 20 | 18 | |||
| Somali | 6 | 16 | 19 | 17 | |||
| Primary Caregiver | |||||||
| Education | |||||||
| Middle school or junior high | 7 | 19 | 8 | 7 | .13 | ||
| Some high school | 3 | 8 | 14 | 13 | |||
| High school or GED | 16 | 43 | 44 | 39 | |||
| Vocational, technical, trade, or other certification program | 7 | 19 | 10 | 9 | |||
| Associate degree | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | |||
| Bachelor’s degree | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | |||
| Graduate or professional degree | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | |||
| Other | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Income | |||||||
| Less than $20,000 | 15 | 41 | 35 | 31 | .88 | ||
| $20,000–$34,000 | 14 | 38 | 41 | 37 | |||
| $35,000–$49.999 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 12 | |||
| $50,000–$74,999 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |||
| $75,000–$99,999 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |||
| $100,000 or more | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | |||
| Weight status | |||||||
| Non-overweight | 3 | 8 | 32 | 29 | .03 | ||
| Overweight | 10 | 27 | 28 | 25 | |||
| Obese | 24 | 65 | 52 | 46 | |||
Note: ES = effect size. Effect sizes for ANOVAs are partial η2.