Table 2.
Growth Parameters and Enrollment in Food Assistance Programs (N = 71).
| Weight-for-Age z Score | Length-for-Age z Score | Head Circumference-for-Age z Score | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SE)a | Adjusted Differenceb | Pc | Mean (SE)a | Adjusted Differenceb | Pc | Mean (SE)a | Adjusted Differenceb | Pc | |
| Enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) | |||||||||
| Yes | −1.13 (0.18) | 1.32 (0.42 to 2.21) | .005 | −2.64 (0.23) | 1.02 (−0.07 to 2.12) | .07 | −1.53 (0.24) | 0.18 (−0.97 to 1.33) | .76 |
| No | −1.91 (0.32) | −3.15 (0.35) | −1.65 (0.36) | ||||||
| Enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) | |||||||||
| Yes | −1.38 (0.39) | 0.17 (−0.73 to 1.1) | .71 | −2.34 (0.36) | 0.77 (−0.24 to 1.77) | .14 | −1.40 (0.35) | −0.18 (−1.18 to 0.82) | .71 |
| No | −1.32 (0.18) | −2.90 (0.23) | −1.61 (0.24) | ||||||
| Enrollment in WIC and SNAP | |||||||||
| Yes | −1.20 (0.18) | 1.19 (0.16 to 2.23) | .03 | −2.66 (0.22) | 1.42 (0.19 to 2.65) | .03 | −1.56 (0.23) | −0.11 (−1.44 to 1.22) | .87 |
| No | −1.78 (0.35) | −3.16 (0.22) | −1.58 (0.41) | ||||||
Abbreviation: SE = standard error.
a
Expressed as unadjusted mean (SE).
b
Adjusted difference of means after adjusting for race/ethnicity, maternal education, language, birth weight, neonatal comorbidity, and postdischarge diagnosis.
c
P value for the adjusted difference.