Table 1 Sociodemographic and Anthropometric Characteristics of SCAN Study Participants by Race/Ethnicity
|  | Total (n = 97) | African American (n = 50) | Hispanic (n = 47) |
|---|---|---|---|
Parent Age(yrs) mean (sd) | 33.4 (8.0) | 32.4 (8.6) | 34.4 (7.3) |
Child Age (mos) mean (sd) | 47.1(15.5) | 50.2(15.4) | 43.8 (15.1) |
Female % (n) | |||
 Parent | 97.9% (95) | 98.0%(49) | 97.9%(46) |
 Child | 37.1%(36) | 36.0%(18) | 38.3%(18) |
Educational status % (n) | |||
 High School/GED or less | 47.4% (46) | 38.0% (19) | 57.5% (27) |
Annual Income % (n) | |||
  < $20,000 | 68.0% (66) | 70.0%(35) | 65.9%(31) |
Marital status % (n) | |||
 Married or living with a partner | 45.4%(44) | 18.0% (9) | 74.5%(35) |
Employment status % (n) | |||
 Full time or part time | 32.0% (31) | 32.0% (16) | 31.9% (15) |
Household Size mean (sd) | |||
 Total children in the house | 2.4 (1.3) | 2.5 (1.4) | 2.2 (1.1) |
 Total adults in the house | 2.0 (1.0) | 1.8 (1.2) | 2.1 (0.8) |
Food Assistance Use: % yes (n) | |||
 SNAP | 79.4%(77) | 86.0%(43) | 72.3%(34) |
 WIC | 60.8%(59) | 58.0%(29) | 63.8%(30) |
Food Security Status % (n) | |||
 High or marginal | 54.6%(53) | 50.0%(25) | 59.6%(28) |
 Low | 28.9%(28) | 30.0%(15) | 27.7%(13) |
 Very Low | 16.5%(16) | 20.0%(10) | 12.7%(6) |
Grocery Shopping Trips % (n) | |||
 Once a month | 18.6% (18) | 32.0% (16) | 4.3% (2) |
 Twice a month | 25.8% (25) | 26.0% (13) | 25.5% (12) |
 Three times a month | 18.6% (18) | 20.0% (10) | 17.0% (8) |
 Four times a month or more | 37.1% (36) | 22.0% (11) | 53.2% (25) |
Family meals from fast food % (n) | |||
 Never | 34.0% (33) | 34.7% (17) | 34.0% (16) |
 1 time/week | 33.0% (32) | 32.0% (16) | 34.0% (16) |
 2 times/week | 24.7% (24) | 30.6% (15) | 19.1% (9) |
 3 times/week or more | 8.3% (8) | 4.1% (2) | 12.7% (6) |
Parent BMI | |||
 BMI mean (sd) | 31.3 (7.8) | 31.4 (7.7) | 31.2 (7.8) |
 BMI ≥30% (n) | 47.4%(46) | 50.0%(25) | 44.7% (21) |
Child BMI percentile % (n) | |||
  < 5th percentile | 5.2% (5) | 10.0% (5) | 0 |
 5th - < 85th percentile | 62.9% (61) | 64.0%(32) | 61.7% (29) |
 85th - <95th percentile | 16.5% (16) | 12.0% (6) | 21.3% (10) |
  > = 95th percentile | 15.5% (15) | 14.0% (7) | 17.0% (8) |
Acculturation status (Hispanic/Latino only) | Â | Â | 2.2(1.2) |