Table 3:
Baseline characteristics of the B’more Healthy Communities for Kids adult caregiver sample
| Baseline characteristics | n (516) | Intervention | Comparison | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n= 280) | (n= 247) | |||
| Caregiver | ||||
| Gender – female (%) | 469 | 53.30 | 46.70 | 0.39 |
| Age (years) – mean (SD) | 515 | 38.20 (8.63) | 40.60 (9.87) | 0.01* |
| African American (%) | 478 | 48.84 | 43.80 | 0.99 |
| Education level | ||||
| < High school (%) | 90 | 58.89 | 41.11 | 0.43 |
| High school (%) | 207 | 52.17 | 47.83 | |
| > High school (%) | 218 | 50.92 | 49.08 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) – mean (SD) | 512 | 34.18 (8.05) | 33.04 (7.31) | 0.09 |
| Normal weight (%) | 65 | 55.38 | 44.62 | 0.82 |
| Overweight (%) | 99 | 50.51 | 49.49 | |
| Obesity (%) | 344 | 52.62 | 47.38 | |
| Household | ||||
| Individuals in the household - mean (SD) | 516 | 4.63 (1.66) | 4.53 (1.62) | 0.49 |
| Annual income (US$) | ||||
| 0–10,000 (%) | 120 | 13.76 | 9.50 | 0.13 |
| 10,001–20,000 (%) | 117 | 10.08 | 12.60 | |
| 20,001–30,000 (%) | 93 | 10.08 | 7.95 | |
| >30,000 (%) | 186 | 18.80 | 17.25 | |
| Food security a | ||||
| Food secure (%) | 302 | 55.88 | 61.48 | 0.19 |
| Food insecure (%) | 214 | 44.12 | 38.52 | |
| Food assistance participation | ||||
| SNAP (%) | 516 | 75.00 | 70.49 | 0.25 |
| WIC (%) | 516 | 21.69 | 22.13 | 0.90 |
| Housing arrangement | ||||
| Living w/ family or other (%) | 53 | 8.46 | 12.30 | 0.34 |
| Rented (%) | 353 | 70.22 | 66.39 | |
| Owned (%) | 110 | 21.32 | 21.31 | |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation; BMI, Body Mass Index; SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; WIC, The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
a
Food security classified according to USDA ERS measure. Food secure households encompassed high food security and marginal food security. Food insecure households were either low food secure or very low food secure.
*
Intervention groups are statistically different (p<0.05) when comparing the proportion of adult characteristics using the chi-square test or means with two-tailed t-test.