Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the sample characteristics (N = 470)
| Cross-sectional Sample | ||
|---|---|---|
| N | % or Mean ± SD | |
| Maternal characteristics | ||
| Age at delivery, (years) | 470 | 33.1 ± 5.8 |
| Race, n (%) | ||
| White | 197 | 41.9 |
| Black | 239 | 50.9 |
| Other | 34 | 7.2 |
| Maternal education level, n (%) | ||
| High school graduate or lower | 249 | 53.0 |
| College graduate or higher | 221 | 47.0 |
| Child characteristics | ||
| Age, (years) | 470 | 3.7 ± 1.9 |
| Sex, n (%) | ||
| Boy | 237 | 50.4 |
| Girl | 233 | 49.6 |
| Weight status, n (%) | ||
| Underweight (Less than the 5th percentile) | 45 | 9.6 |
| Normal or Healthy Weight (5th - 85th percentile) | 286 | 60.9 |
| Overweight (85th - 95th percentile) | 52 | 11.1 |
| Obese (95th percentile or greater) | 87 | 18.5 |
| ADHD symptoms (BASC-2) | ||
| Attention problem (AP) | ||
| Raw score | 470 | 1.1 ± 0.5 |
| T score | 470 | 50.1 ± 9.2 |
| Hyperactivity (HY) | ||
| Raw score | 470 | 0.9 ± 0.5 |
| T score | 470 | 47.9 ± 10.4 |
| Eating behaviors (CEBQ) | ||
| Food Responsiveness (FR) | 470 | 2.3 ± 0.9 |
| Enjoyment of food (EF) | 470 | 3.6 ± 0.8 |
| Emotional overeating (EOE) | 470 | 1.4 ± 0.6 |
| Desire to drink (DD) | 468 | 3.3 ± 1.2 |
| Satiety responsiveness (SR) | 470 | 2.9 ± 0.7 |
| Slowness in eating (SE) | 470 | 2.8 ± 0.7 |
SD - standard deviation; BMI - body mass index.