From: Feeding practices of low-income mothers: how do they compare to current recommendations?
 | Frequencies |
---|---|
Ethnicity | Â |
   Latina | 40 |
   African-American | 40 |
Education of Mother | Â |
   Less than High School Diploma | 21 |
   High School Diploma | 19 |
   Some College | 32 |
   College Graduate | 6 |
   Missing Data | 2 |
Marital Status of Mother | Â |
   Married | 31 |
   Divorced | 1 |
   Separated | 13 |
   Never Married | 27 |
   Missing | 8 |
Employment of Mother | Â |
   Employed Part-time | 24 |
   Employed Full-time | 20 |
   Not Employed | 36 |
Child Gender | Â |
   Female | 40 |
   Male | 40 |
Child BMI z score, Mean (SD) | 1.02 (1.06) |
Child Weight Status | Â |
   Healthy Weight (>5th to < 85thBMI percentile) | 40 |
   Overweight/Obese (BMI ≥ 85th percentile) | 40 |
Mother BMI, Mean (SD) | 31.12 (8.36) |
Mother Weight Status | Â |
   Healthy Weight (18.5 kg/m2 < BMI < 25 kg/m2) | 17 |
   Overweight/Obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) | 63 |
Age, Mean in Years (SD) | Â |
   Parent | 32.31 (7.49) |
   Child | 4.51 (0.64) |