Table 3.
NU-HOME study baseline child, parent and household characteristics (n=114 parent/child dyads)
| CHILD Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| Mean (SD) | 8.9 (1.1) |
| Median (range) | 8.8 (6.9, 11.0) |
| Gender, N (%) | |
| Female | 67 (58.8) |
| Male | 47 (41.2) |
| Ethnicity, N (%) | |
| Not Hispanic/Latino | 106 (93.0) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 8 (7.0) |
| Race, N (%) | |
| Not white or multiracial | 8 (7.0) |
| White | 106 (93.0) |
| BMI Category, N (%) | |
| Healthy weight | 62 (54.4) |
| Overweight | 24 (21.1) |
| Obese | 28 (24.6) |
| BMI z-score | |
| Mean (SD) | 0.9 (1.0) |
| Median (Range) | 0.9 (−1.4–3.0) |
| % Over 50th percentile BMI | |
| Mean (SD) | 19.6 (24.3) |
| Median (Range) | 12.5 (−14.9, 107.8) |
| % Body Fat | |
| Mean (SD) | 22.9 (7.4) |
| Median (Range) | 20.9 (13.5, 46.6) |
| Puberty, N (%) | |
| Not started puberty | 100 (87.7) |
| Started puberty | 3 (2.6) |
| Unsure | 11 (9.6) |
| PARENT/HOUSEHOLD Characteristics | |
| Age (years) | |
| Mean (SD) | 37.8 (5.3) |
| Median (Range) | 38.1 (27.3–55.0) |
| Gender, N (%) | |
| Female | 111 (97.4) |
| Male | 3 (2.6) |
| Ethnicity, N (%) | |
| Not Hispanic/Latino | 109 (95.6) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5 (4.4) |
| Race, N (%) | |
| Not white or multiracial | 4 (3.5) |
| White | 110 (96.5) |
| Marital Status, N (%) | |
| Married or not married living with significant other | 97 (85.0) |
| Separated, divorced, widowed, never married | 17 (15.0) |
| Education, N (%) | |
| Less than or equal to High School | 13 (11.5) |
| Some college | 25 (22.1) |
| Associated degree | 16 (14.2) |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 59 (52.2) |
| Missing | 1 |
| BMI Category, N (%) | |
| Healthy weight | 27 (24.1) |
| Overweight | 39 (34.8) |
| Obese | 46 (41.1) |
| Missing | 2 |
| BMI | |
| Mean (SD) | 29.9 (6.75) |
| Median (Range) | 28.7 (19.0, 51.6) |
| Missing (pregnant) | 2 |
| % Body Fat | |
| Mean (SD) | 34.7 (8.6) |
| Median (Range) | 33.7 (19.8–53.2) |
| Missing (pregnant or had pacemaker) | 3 |
| Food Insecurity, N (%) | |
| Insecure | 21 (18.4) |
| Secure | 93 (81.6) |
| Economic Assistance, N (%) | |
| Receives assistance | 32 (28.1) |
| Does not receive assistance | 82 (71.9) |