Table 1 Demographic characteristics and parental feeding practices in Mexican American families at baseline

Variable (range)

(n = 322)

(n = 182)

(n = 322)

Parent characteristics

 Education (0–19 years)

10.77 (3.69)

11.02 (3.67)

 Occupational status (1–9)

3.25 (2.09)

3.53 (1.84)

 Acculturation (1–5)

 Spanish language

4.23 (1.10)

4.01 (1.10)

 English language

2.64 (1.27)

2.94 (1.11)

 BMI (18–72)

30.29 (6.69)

29.81 (4.33)

Child characteristics

 Gender (% female)

53 %

 Age (8–10 years)

9.29 (0.92)

 Pubertal status (1–3)

1.10 (0.32)

 Waist-height ratio (WHtR) (0.37–0.79)

0.50 (0.08)

 BMI(14–48)

20.35 (4.75)

Parental feeding practices (1–5)

 Restriction of amount of food

2.28 (0.44)

2.29 (0.47)

 Pressure to eat

2.30 (0.86)

2.43 (0.85)

 Use of food to control behavior

1.50 (0.44)

1.62 (0.50)

 Positive involvement in meals

3.35 (0.69)

3.11 (0.70)