Characteristics | Values |
---|---|
Mothers’ characteristics Age, years | Mean (SD) 27.1 (5.8) |
Prepregnancy body mass index, kg/m2 | 29.9 (9.3) |
Number (per cent) | |
Race | |
Black | 472 (71) |
White | 127 (19) |
Asian/Asian American | 7 (1) |
Native American | 6 (1) |
Other or more than one race | 49 (7) |
Ethnicity, Latina | 43 (7) |
Education | |
≤High school graduate | 317 (48) |
Some college | 239 (36) |
College graduate | 65 (10) |
Graduate degree | 42 (6) |
Parity | |
0 | 236 (37) |
1 | 186 (29) |
≥2 | 216 (34) |
Annual household income | |
≤$20 000 | 368 (61) |
$20 001–40 000 | 126 (21) |
≥$40 001 | 111 (18) |
WIC participation in pregnancy | 312 (50) |
Infant characteristics | Mean (SD) |
Birth weight, grams | 3209.11 (512.72) |
Birth length, centimetres | 51.12 (36.64) |
Gestational age, weeks | 41.28 (2.29) |
Birth weight for gestational age z-score | −0.31 (0.93) |
Number (per cent) | |
Sex, female | 325 (49) |
Race | |
Black | 457 (69) |
White | 100 (15) |
Asian/Asian American | 3 (0) |
Native American | 1 (0) |
Other race | 20 (3) |
More than one race | 75 (11) |
Ethnicity, Latino/Latina | 59 (9) |
Any breastfeeding at discharge | 459 (69) |
Exclusive breastfeeding at discharge | 264 (40) |
WIC, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.