Research Article
Feasibility and Acceptability of an Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Intervention: Results from the Healthy Homes, Healthy Families Pilot Study
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the 50 parent-child pairs in healthy homes, healthy families.
| | Variable | Mean ± SD or (%) |
| | Parent gender (female) | 49 (98) | | Relationship to child | | | Mother | 49 (98) | | Father | 1 (2) | | Percent Hispanic or Latino? (parent) | 20 (40) | | Percent Hispanic or Latino? (child) | 25 (50) | | Race (parent) | 24 (48) | | White | 7 (14) | | Black | 1 (2) | | Asian | 1 (2) | | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Island | 3 (6) | | American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 (2) | | Mixed race | 12 (24) | | Other | 24 (48) | | Race (child) | | | White | 19 (38) | | Black | 7 (14) | | Asian | 1 (2) | | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Island | 1 (2) | | American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 (6) | | Mixed race | 7 (14) | | Other | 12 (24) | | Marital status | | | Single | 27 (54) | | Married | 18 (36) | | Divorced | 1 (2) | | Separated | 4 (8) | | Employment status | | | Employed full time | 12 (24) | | Employed part time | 13 (26) | | Unemployed | 12 (24) | | Disabled | 2 (4) | | Student | 5 (10) | | Homemaker | 6 (12) | | Education | | | Less than high school | 4 (8) | | High school or general educational development credential (GED) |
26 (46) | Vocational or technical school or
Some college or associate degree | 19 (38) | | Bachelor's degree | 3 (6) | | Postgraduate degree | 1 (2) | | Number of other children living in household | | | 0 | 17 (34) | | 1 | 13 (26) | | 2 | 12 (24) | | 3 | 5 (10) | | 4 | 2 (4) | | 5 | 1 (2) | | Number of adults (including yourself) living in household | | | 1 | 18 (36) | | 2 | 21 (42) | | 3 | 6 (12) | | 4 | 3 (6) | | 5 | 1 (2) | | 6 | 1 (2) | | Worried about not having enough food (yes) | 14 (28) | | Annual household income | | | <$6,000 | 7 (14) | | $6,000 to $11,999 | 10 (20) | | $12,000 to $17,999 | 4 (8) | | $18,000 to $23,999 | 10 (20) | | $24,000 to $29,999 | 5 (10) | | $30,000 to $35,999 | 2 (4) | | $36,000 | 7 (14) | | Don’t know or refused | 5 (10) | | BMI category (parent) | | | Underweight | 4 (2) | | Healthy weight | 14 (28) | | Overweight | 10 (20) | | Obese | 24 (48) | | BMI category (child) | | | Underweight (<5th percentile) | 0 | | Within range (5th to <85th percentile) | 36 (72) | | Overweight (85th to <95th percentile) | 7 (14) | | Obese (95th percentile) | 7 (14) | | Mean Age | | | Parent or guardian | 28.38 ± 6.18 | | Child (age in months) | 43.12 ± 11.88 | | Mean BMI | | | Parent or guardian | 29.81 ± 8.21 | | Mean BMI %ile for age and sex | | | Child | 65.36 ± 27.48 |
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