Table 2.
Caregiver and children demographics at baseline
| Caregiver characteristic | N = 62 |
|---|---|
| Age in years: median (IQR)a; N = 59 | 38.0 (10.5) |
| Sex: n (%) | |
| Female | 59 (95.2) |
| Male | 3 (4.8) |
| Race: n (%) | |
| Black or African American | 42 (73.7) |
| White | 13 (22.8) |
| Multiple or other races | 1 (1.8) |
| Prefer not answer | 1 (1.8) |
| Hispanic ethnicity: n (%) | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 (13.7) |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 39 (76.5) |
| Prefer not answer | 5 (9.8) |
| Marital status: n (%) | |
| Married or living with a partner | 18 (32.1) |
| Never married, divorced, separated, or widowed | 38 (67.9) |
| Education (highest achieved): n (%) | |
| High school diploma or less | 26 (44.8) |
| Some college, or technical/vocational school | 20 (34.5) |
| College or university graduate, or higher | 12 (20.7) |
| Working hours per week: n (%) | |
| Not employed outside of home | 21 (35.6) |
| Employed 30 h per week or fewer | 12 (20.3) |
| Employed more than 30 h per week | 26 (44.1) |
| Family receives program assistance (WIC, SNAP, etc.)b: n (%) | 51 (82.3) |
| Barriers that prevent caregiver from being able to manage child’s condition: n (%) | |
| No barriers | 41 (66.1) |
| Financial constraint | 10 (16.1) |
| Transportation | 6 (9.7) |
| Food insecurity | 5 (8.1) |
| Housing | 4 (6.5) |
| Support | 3 (4.8) |
| Religious/ethnic beliefs | 1 (1.6) |
| Other barrier | 2 (3.2) |
| Child characteristics | N = 85 |
| Age in years: median (IQR)a; N = 59 | 11.1 (4.1) |
| Sex: n (%) | |
| Female | 49 (57.6) |
| Male | 36 (42.4) |
| Race: n (%) | |
| Black or African American | 55 (70.5) |
| White | 19 (24.4) |
| Multiple or other races | 2 (2.6) |
| Prefer not answer | 2 (2.6) |
| Hispanic ethnicity: n (%) | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 (21.9) |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 49 (67.1) |
| Prefer not answer | 8 (11.0) |
| Caregiver worried that child is overweight: n (%) | |
| Agree a little/agree a lot | 49 (65.3) |
| Neutral/disagree a little/disagree a lot | 26 (34.7) |
aIQR interquartile range
bIn addition to Medicaid: WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program