Table 1.
Baseline demographic and anthropometrics of children and parent enrolled in the Feeding Young Children Study
| Total sample | Normal weight* | Overweight and obese* (>85%) | P‐value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 286 | n = 186 | n = 100 | ||
| Weight‐for‐length, percentiles (IQR) | 42.2–92.2 | 30.7–69.2 | 91.4–98.7 | |
| Weight‐for‐length z‐scores, mean (SD) | 0.56 (1.2) | −0.13 (0.82) | 1.8 (0.62) | |
| Child characteristics | ||||
| Weight, kg, mean (SD) | 10.1 (1.3) | 9.4 (0.88) | 11.4 (0.98) | <0.001 |
| Weight‐for‐age z‐scores, mean (SD) | 0.55 (1.1) | −0.03 (0.81) | 1.6 (0.72) | <0.001 |
| Length, cm, mean (SD) | 76.3 (3.2) | 75.9 (3.3) | 76.9 (3.1) | 0.013 |
| Length‐for‐age z‐scores, mean (SD) | 0.33 (1.2) | 0.21 (1.1) | 0.55 (1.3) | 0.02 |
| Gender, male, % (n) | 48 (136/286) | 46 (86/186) | 50 (50/100) | 0.54 |
| Age, months, mean (SD) | 12.6 (0.5) | 12.6 (0.5) | 12.5 (0.4) | 0.37 |
| Race/ethnicity, % (n) | ||||
| Non‐Hispanic white/other | 7 (19/286) | 15 (8/186) | 4 (4/100) | 0.57 |
| Non‐Hispanic black | 16 (47/286) | 16 (29/186) | 18 (18/100) | |
| Hispanic | 62 (178/286) | 62 (116/186) | 62 (62/100) | |
| Bi‐ or multiracial | 15 (42/286) | 14 (26/186) | 16 (16/100) | |
| Maternal/caregiver characteristics, % (n) | ||||
| Mother born in the United States | 56 (159/286) | 54 (100/186) | 59 (59/100) | 0.39 |
| Education: high school or higher † | 73 (204/281) | 73 (133/182) | 72 (71/99) | 0.81 |
| Child weight, respondent's perception ‡ | ||||
| Underweight | 6 (16/284) | 7.6 (14/185) | 2 (2/99) | <0.001 |
| Overweight | 6 (16/284) | 1 (2/185) | 14 (14/99) | |
| Just the right size | 89 (252/284) | 91 (168/185) | 84 (83/99) | |
| Child care § | 29 (80/280) | 29 (53/180) | 27 (27/100) | 0.60 |
*Classification of weight category according to the World Health Organization standards defining above 85% of weight‐for‐length as ‘risk for overweight’. †Education: of respondent, n = 5 missing data. ‡Weight perception: n = 2 missing data. §Child care: based upon past 24 h, n = 6 missing data.