Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of mother-infant dyads participating in the Nurture study.
| Mother Characteristics | n | Mean (SD) or % |
| Age (years) | 666 | 27.1 (5.8) |
| Pregnancy BMI | 666 | 29.9 (9.3) |
| Race | 661 | |
| Black | 71.5 | |
| White | 19.2 | |
| Other | 8.9 | |
| Ethnicity, Latina | 661 | 6.5 |
| Education | 663 | |
| ≤High school diploma | 47.8 | |
| Some college | 30.3 | |
| College graduate | 15.5 | |
| Graduate degree | 6.3 | |
| Household Income | 607 | |
| ≤$20,000 | 55.4 | |
| $2,0001–$4,0000 | 19.1 | |
| ≥$4,0001 | 16.7 | |
| Infant Characteristics | n | Mean (SD) or % |
| Gender, female | 666 | 48.8 |
| Race | 661 | |
| Black | 68.6 | |
| White | 15.0 | |
| Other | 14.9 | |
| Ethnicity, Latina/o | 661 | 8.9 |
| Birth WGA z-score | 666 | −0.31 (0.9) |
| WFL z-score, mean | ||
| 3 months | 534 | 0.14 (1.1) |
| 6 months | 492 | 0.39 (1.1) |
| 9 months | 456 | 0.56 (1.0) |
| 12 months | 466 | 0.64 (1.0) |
| Total Weeks Breastfed a | 657 | 14.7 (18.2) |
| Early Introduction of Solids b | 534 | 30.3 |
a Includes any breast feeding. b Includes any foods and SSB (other than breastmilk or formula), consumed from birth-3 months of age. WGA, weight-for-gestational age; WFL, weight-for-length.