Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the CHAMACOS population (N = 309).

Characteristic	N	%
Maternal race/ethnicity
Latina	303	98.1
Non-Latina, white	2	0.6
Other	4	1.3
Maternal age at delivery
18–24 years	123	39.8
25–29 years	103	33.3
30–34 years	52	16.9
35+ years	31	10.0
Maternal education
≤6th grade	134	43.4
7th–12th grade	108	34.9
≥High school graduate	67	21.7
Maternal years of residence in the U.S. at delivery
≤5 years	141	45.6
6–10 years	86	27.8
≥11 years	82	26.6
Household income during pregnancy
Below or equal to poverty line	194	62.8
Above poverty line	115	37.2
Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI
Underweight	2	0.6
Normal	104	33.7
Overweight	122	39.5
Obese	81	26.2
Childhood fast-food consumption at age 5
<1 time/week	112	36.2
1–2 times/week	189	61.2
≥3 times/week	8	2.6
Childhood birth weight
< 2500 g	13	4.2
≥2500 g–<4000 g	249	80.6
≥4000 g	47	15.2
Childhood BMI at age 5
Underweight	1	0.3
Normal	142	46.0
Overweight	65	21.0
Obese	101	32.7

BMI: body mass index; CHAMACOS: Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas.