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Table 2 Baseline Characteristics of the Family Matters EMA Sub-sample (n = 618)

From: Real-time predictors of food parenting practices and child eating behaviors in racially/ethnically diverse families

Individual

Child

Parent

Age in years (sd)

6.9 (1.4)

35.6 (7.1)

Female (%)

52.4

91.9

BMI Percentile (%)

 5–84

68.6

 

 85–94

14.1

 

 95 + 

17.3

 

Body Mass Index (kg/m2) (%)

 < 25

 

30.4

 25–29

 

28.2

 30 + 

 

41.4

Race/Ethnicity (%)

 White

27.2

27.5

 African American

17.5

18.6

 Latinx

9.5

9.5

 Hmong

15.0

15.2

 Somali/Ethiopian

2.4

2.3

 Native American

8.9

11.7

 Multiracial

19.4

15.2

Educational Attainment (%)

 Some high school

 

8.7

 High school

 

20.9

 Some college

 

34.0

 BA/BS

 

17.8

 Graduate School

 

18.6

Household

Number of children (sd)

3.8 (1.4)

Income Level (%)

  

 < $20,000

21.8

 $20,000—$34,999

23.1

 $35,000—$49,999

15.7

 $50,000—$99,999

20.9

 $100,000 + 

18.4

 Food Insecure (%)

26.7

  1. Unweighted means and percentages