Table 2 Characteristics for study participants by child age group
From: Parent involvement in child anthropometric measurement
Variable | Children of Parents (< 2 years) N = 30 | Children of Parents (2–5 years) N = 30 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
Child Age (months) mean (SD) | 7.19 (6.03) | 41.39 (10.94) | ||
Parental Age (years) | 33.6 (7.47) | 33.9 (4.69) | ||
Category | N (%) | Category | N (%) | |
Child Sex | Male | 11 (37) | Male | 14 (47) |
Female | 19 (63) | Female | 16 (53) | |
Parental Ethnicity | European | 4 (13) | European | 11 (37) |
Asian | 2 (7) | Asian | 6 (20) | |
Latin American | 0 (0) | Latin American | 1 (3) | |
Mixed Ethnicity | 4 (13) | Mixed Ethnicity | 3 (10) | |
Unreported | 20 (67) | Unreported | 9 (30) | |
Parental Educational Attainment (%) | Some College/University or above | 29 (0.96) | Some College/University or above | 29 (0.96) |
High school degree or below | 1 (0.03) | High school degree or below | 1 (0.03) | |
Self-Reported Family Income | < $100,000 | 1 (3) | < $100,000 | 9 (30) |
$100,000 to $149,000 | 4 (13) | $100,000 to $150,000 | 5 (17) | |
> $150,000 | 6 (20) | > $150,000 | 7 (23) | |
Unreported | 19 (63) | Unreported | 9 (30) | |
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
Birth Weight (kg) mean (SD) | 2.76 (0.27) | 3.32 (0.46) | ||
Weight-for-length Z-score mean (SD) | -0.073 (0.96) | 0.10 (0.93) | ||
BMI Z-Score mean (SD) | 0.0091 (0.88) | 0.46 (1.38) | ||
BMI mean (SD) | 16.34 (1.56) | 16.24 (2.27) | ||