Beverage Intake and Its Effect on Body Weight Status among WIC Preschool-Age Children

Table 1

Description of study sample ().

Characteristic		Frequency % ()
Ethnicity	Hispanic or Latino	52.8% (104)
	Non-Hispanic or Latino	47.2% (93)
Race	Black or African American	44.7% (88)
	White	48.2% (95)
	Asian	2.5% (5)
	American Indian or Alaska native	0 (0)
	Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0 (0)
	Mixed race^a	4.6% (9)
Race/ethnicity	Hispanic or Latino	52.8% (104)
	Non-Hispanic Black	41.1% (81)
	Non-Hispanic White	2.5% (5)
	Non-Hispanic Asian	2.5% (5)
	Other and mixed race^a	1% (2)
Gender	Male	45.7% (90)
	Female	54.3% (107)
Weight category	Underweight	3.6% (7)
	Normal weight	64.4% (127)
	Overweight	16.8% (33)
	Obese	15.2% (30)
Hemoglobin status	Low	12.2% (24)
	Within normal limits	86.8% (171)

^aMixed race indicates more than one race has been selected.