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Table 2 Demographics of mother infant dyads

From: The Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Program (ECHO): an ecologically-based intervention delivered by home visitors for newborns and their mothers

 

Control (n = 23) (%)

Intervention (n = 26) (%)

Maternal age yrs (mean ± SD)

22.05 ± 5.73

24.35 ± 5.37

<18 years

2 (9 %)

1 (4 %)

18–30 years

18 (78 %)

21 (81 %)

>30 years

1 (4 %)

4 (15 %)

Parity (Primip) (%)*

21 (91 %)

6 (23 %)

Income

8 (35 %)

12 (46 %)

< $15,000

2 (9 %)

3 (12 %)

$15,000-$30,000

1 (4 %)

4 (15 %)

$30,000-$50,000

0 (0 %)

1 (4 %)

>$50,000

8 (35 %)

5 (19 %)

Do not know

Race/Ethnicity

6 (25 %)

7 (27 %)

African American/Black

12 (52 %)

17 (65 %)

Hispanic

4 (17 %)

2 (8 %)

Other

  

Marital Status: Married

3 (13 %)

7 (27 %)

Education

8 (35 %)

11 (42 %)

<12th grade

6 (26 %)

5 (19 %)

High school or GED

7 (30 %)

7 (27 %)

>High school or GED

  

Employment: Yes

8 (35 %)

10 (38 %)

Language spoken: English

21 (92 %)

18 (69 %)

Place of birth: United States

13 (58 %)

8 (31 %)

Public insurance

12 (52 %)

12 (46 %)

Maternal smoking (Yes, %)

5 (22 %)

6 (23 %)

Infant birth weight (Lbs) (Mean ± SD)

7.37 ± 0.83

7.36 ± 1.08

Infant sex (M, %)

12 (52)

9 (35)

  1. Expressed as n (%) except as noted. Percentages may not add to 100 % due to rounding and missing data
  2. *p < 0.001. All other differences were not significant