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Table 1 Baseline demographicsa

From: Title: efficacy of a food parenting intervention for mothers with low income to reduce preschooler’s solid fat and added sugar intakes: a randomized controlled trial

 

Total

(n = 119)

Control

(n = 60)

FFF intervention

(n = 59)

p-value

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

 

Mother

 Age (y; mean (SD))

29.8 (7.1)

30.0 (6.9)

29.5 (7.3)

0.71

Race/ethnicity

 Black/African American

108

90.8

57

95.0

51

86.4

0.11

 Other

11

9.2

3

5.0

8

13.6

Marital status

 Single

93

78.2

49

81.7

44

74.6

0.66

 Married/living together

22

18.4

9

15.0

13

22.0

 Other

4

3.4

2

3.3

2

3.4

Education

  < HS

31

26.0

17

28.3

14

23.7

0.49

 HS graduate/GED

42

35.3

23

38.3

19

32.2

  > HS

46

38.7

20

33.3

26

44.1

Employment status

 Unemployed

77

65.8

39

66.1

38

65.5

0.95

 Employed for wages

40

34.2

20

33.9

20

34.5

Weight statusb

 Normal

26

22.4

13

22.4

13

22.4

0.67

 Overweight

30

25.9

13

22.4

17

29.3

 Obese

60

51.7

32

55.2

28

48.3

Program participation (# participating)c

 WIC

108

90.8

56

93.3

52

88.1

0.33

 SNAP/EBT

104

87.4

53

88.3

51

86.4

0.76

 Head Start

46

38.7

26

43.3

20

33.9

0.29

Child

 Age (y; mean (SD))

3.7 (0.8)

3.8 (0.1)

3.6 (0.1)

0.09

Gender

 Female

65

54.6

29

48.3

36

61.0

0.17

 Male

54

45.4

31

51.7

23

39.0

Weight statusd

 Normal

81

69.8

38

65.5

43

74.1

0.57

 Overweight

22

19.0

13

22.4

9

15.5

 

 Obese

13

11.2

7

12.1

6

10.4

 
  1. aBetween group differences in demographic characteristics were evaluated using chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests for categorical variables and t-tests for continuous variables. BMI was not recorded for 3 mothers/children and 2 mothers did not report employment status at baseline
  2. bOverweight = BMI (kg/m2) 25.0 to < 30.0; Obese = BMI (kg/m2) ≥ 30.0
  3. cWIC = Women’s Infant and Children Program, SNAP/EBT = Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program/Electronic Benefits Transfer
  4. dOverweight = BMI-for-age 85th to <95th percentiles; Obese = BMI-for-age ≥ 95th percentile