Table.
Characteristics of WIC-Enrolled Women and Infants According to Household Food Insecurity Status
| Total Sample (N = 394) | Household Food Insecurity | P valueb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any (N = 249) | None (N = 145) | |||
| Maternal and Household Characteristics | ||||
| Maternal age, years, median (interquartile range (IQR)) | 29 (24–34) | 29 (25–34) | 28 (24–33) | .06 |
| Pregnant woman, n (%) | 122 (31%) | 73 (29%) | 49 (34%) | .37 |
| Parental education, some college or above (either parent), n (%) | 217 (55%) | 127 (51%) | 90 (62%) | .04 |
| Maternal race/ethnicity, Hispanic/Latina, n (%) | 370 (94%) | 236 (95%) | 134 (92%) | .60 |
| Born in the United States, n (%) | 111 (28%) | 56 (22%) | 55 (38%) | .001 |
| Household size, number, median (IQR) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–5) | .48 |
| Infant Characteristics | N=281 | (N=183) | (N=98) | |
| Boy, n (%)a | 143 (51%) | 97 (53%) | 46 (47%) | .38 |
| Age, months, median (IQR) | 6(3–15) | 10 (4–16) | 4 (1–11) | <.001 |
| Maternal and Infant Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) | ||||
| Consumption | ||||
| Maternal habitual SSB consumption, n (%) | 349 (89%) | 229 (92%) | 120 (83%) | .01 |
| Infant habitual SSB consumption, n (%) | 83 (30%) | 63 (34%) | 20 (20%) | .01 |
WIC: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
a
1 infant had missing sex
b
Fisher’s exact tests for categorical variables and Wilcoxon Rank Sum tests for continuous variables were performed to test for significant differences between covariates among those with household food insecurity compared to those without (p<.05 selected for statistical significance).