Table 1.
Characteristics of the Participants at Baseline
| Means or frequencies | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (N = 117) | Intervention (N = 59) | Control (N = 58) | |
| Child characteristics | |||
| Gender, N female (% female) | 63 (53.8) | 32 (54.2) | 31 (53.4) |
| Age at anthropometry collection (years) | 4.2 (0.8) | 4.3 (0.8) | 4.2 (0.8) |
| Anthropometry | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 18.1 (2.6) | 18.1 (2.2) | 18.1 (3.0) |
| BMI percentile | 85.7 (13.6) | 85.6 (15.3) | 85.7 (11.8) |
| BMI-Z score | 1.5 (1.0) | 1.4 (0.9) | 1.5 (1.1) |
| BMI weight status, N (%) | |||
| Normal (5th to less than the 85th percentile) | 47 (40.2) | 20 (33.9) | 27 (46.6) |
| Overweight (85th to less than the 95th percentile) | 26 (22.2) | 14 (23.7) | 12 (20.7) |
| Obese (equal to or greater than the 95th percentile) | 44 (37.6) | 25 (42.4) | 19 (32.8) |
| Race/ethnicity, N (%) | |||
| Hispanic | 117 (100.0) | 59 (100.0) | 58 (100.0) |
| Parent characteristics | |||
| Gender, N female (% female) | 116 (99.1) | 58 (98.3) | 58 (100.0) |
| Age at anthropometry collection (years) | 32.5 (6.0) | 31.7 (5.4) | 33.4 (6.4) |
| Anthropometry | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.0 (6.2) | 30.2 (5.8) | 31.9 (6.5) |
| BMI weight status, N (%) | |||
| Normal (BMI <25 kg/m2) | 21 (17.9) | 12 (20.3) | 9 (15.5) |
| Overweight (BMI ≥25 and <30 kg/m2) | 38 (32.5) | 22 (37.3) | 16 (27.6) |
| Obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) | 58 (49.6) | 25 (42.4) | 33 (56.9) |
| Race/ethnicity, N (%) | |||
| Hispanic | 117 (100.0) | 59 (100.0) | 58 (100.0) |
| Brief Acculturation Scale for Hispanics | 5.0 (2.0) | 4.8 (1.6) | 5.2 (2.4) |
| Employment status, N (%) | |||
| Working full time | 32 (27.4) | 16 (27.1) | 16 (27.6) |
| Unemployed | 8 (6.8) | 6 (10.2) | 2 (3.4) |
| Homemaker/stay at home parent | 76 (65.0) | 37 (62.7) | 39 (67.2) |
| Full-time student | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.7) |
| Marital status, N (%) | |||
| Married or living as married | 107 (91.5) | 54 (91.5) | 53 (91.4) |
| Single | 10 (8.5) | 5 (8.5) | 5 (8.6) |
| Household income, N (%) | |||
| Less than $10,000 | 4 (3.4) | 2 (3.4) | 2 (3.4) |
| $10,000–$19,999 | 31 (26.5) | 17 (28.8) | 14 (24.1) |
| $20,000–$34,999 | 23 (19.7) | 10 (16.9) | 13 (22.4) |
| $35,000–$49,999 | 6 (5.1) | 2 (3.4) | 4 (6.9) |
| $50,000–$74,999 | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.7) |
| Do not know or no answer | 52 (44.4) | 28 (47.5) | 24 (41.4) |
| Parent education, N (%) | |||
| Some high school or less | 57 (48.7) | 27 (45.8) | 30 (51.7) |
| High school graduate (or GED) or more | 60 (51.3) | 32 (54.2) | 28 (48.3) |
Values are mean (SD), unless otherwise noted. BMI was calculated as weight in kilograms dived by the square of height in meters.
SD, standard deviation.