Maternal Feeding Styles and Food Parenting Practices as Predictors of Longitudinal Changes in Weight Status in Hispanic Preschoolers from Low-Income Families

Table 1

Characteristics of the sample at the first time point ().

Parent sex, female	100.0%
Child sex, female	45.0%
Parent age, mean in years (SD)	32.01 (6.68)
Child age, mean in years (SD)	4.78 (0.46)
Education of parent
High school diploma or less	62.8%
Some college or more	37.2%
Employment status, currently employed	24.0%
Marital status
Married	55.8%
Never married	13.2%
Widowed, separated, or divorced	31.0%
Parent immigrant status
Born in the USA	15.5%
Born in Mexico	64.3%
Born in Central America	20.2%
Child immigrant status
Born in the USA	97%
Child BMI categories
Normal (<85th percentile)	48.8%
Overweight (85th to <95th percentile)	21.7%
Obese (≥95th percentile)	29.5%

Standard deviation.