TABLE 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Participants in the Nurture Study, 2013–2017 (N = 666)

	Value
Infant characteristics
Birth length, cm, mean (SD)	49.7 (2.6)
Birth wt, g, mean (SD)	3209.7 (512.5)
Birth wt for gestational age z score, mean (SD)	0.1 (1.0)
Any breastfeeding duration, min, mean (SD)	4.1 (4.3)
BMI z score, mean (SD)
At 3 mo	0.2 (0.9)
At 6 mo	0.3 (1.0)
At 9 mo	0.6 (1.0)
At 12 mo	0.7 (1.0)
At risk for overweight (BMI z score ≥1), No. (%)
At 3 mo	94 (14.1)
At 6 mo	110 (16.5)
At 9 mo	129 (19.4)
At 12 mo	154 (23.1)
Wt gain from birth to 12 mo, kg, mean (SD)	6.6 (1.2)
Female sex, No. (%)	326 (48.9)
Race, No. (%)
Black	457 (68.6)
White	100 (14.9)
Other race or >1 race	99 (14.9)
Ethnicity, Latinx or Hispanic, No. (%)	59 (8.9)
Age, mean (SD), mo
At 3-mo assessment	3.4 (0.5)
At 6-mo assessment	6.3 (0.5)
At 9-mo assessment	9.5 (0.5)
At 12-mo assessment	12.5 (0.8)
Maternal characteristics
Age, y. mean (SD)	27.3 (5.8)
Prepregnancy BMI, mean (SD)	29.9 (9.2)
Parity assessed in pregnancy, No. (%)
0	236 (35.4)
1	190 (28.5)
2	216 (32.4)
Marital status, No. (%)
Married or living with partner	395 (59.3)
Never married, divorced, separated, or other	271 (40.7)
Race, No. (%)
Black	476 (71.4)
White	128 (19.2)
Other race or >1 race	62 (9.3)
Ethnicity, Hispanic, No. (%)	43 (6.5)
Education, No. (%)
Less than high school	135 (20.3)
High school degree	184 (27.6)
Some college	240 (36.0)
College or graduate degree	107 (16.1)
Household characteristics, mean (SD)
No. adults	2.9 (1.2)
No. children	3.7 (1.6)
Annual income, No. (%)
<$20 000	403 (60.5)
$20 000–$39 999	133 (20.0)
$40 000–$70 000	65 (9.8)
>$70 000	49 (7.4)
Missing	16 (2.4)
WIC participation, No. (%)
At 3 mo	391 (58.7)
At 6 mo	357 (53.6)
At 9 mo	323 (48.8)
At 12 mo	318 (47.7)
SNAP participation, No. (%)
At 3 mo	352 (52.3)
At 6 mo	324 (48.6)
At 9 mo	292 (43.8)
At 12 mo	289 (43.4)