Table 2 Caregiver and children demographics at baseline
Caregiver characteristic | N = 62 |
|---|---|
 Age in years: median (IQR)a; N = 59 | 38.0 (10.5) |
 Sex: n (%) | |
  Female | 59 (95.2) |
  Male | 3 (4.8) |
 Race: n (%) | |
  Black or African American | 42 (73.7) |
  White | 13 (22.8) |
  Multiple or other races | 1 (1.8) |
  Prefer not answer | 1 (1.8) |
 Hispanic ethnicity: n (%) | |
  Hispanic or Latino | 7 (13.7) |
  Not Hispanic or Latino | 39 (76.5) |
  Prefer not answer | 5 (9.8) |
 Marital status: n (%) | |
  Married or living with a partner | 18 (32.1) |
  Never married, divorced, separated, or widowed | 38 (67.9) |
 Education (highest achieved): n (%) | |
  High school diploma or less | 26 (44.8) |
  Some college, or technical/vocational school | 20 (34.5) |
  College or university graduate, or higher | 12 (20.7) |
 Working hours per week: n (%) | |
  Not employed outside of home | 21 (35.6) |
  Employed 30 h per week or fewer | 12 (20.3) |
  Employed more than 30 h per week | 26 (44.1) |
 Family receives program assistance (WIC, SNAP, etc.)b: n (%) | 51 (82.3) |
 Barriers that prevent caregiver from being able to manage child’s condition: n (%) | |
  No barriers | 41 (66.1) |
  Financial constraint | 10 (16.1) |
  Transportation | 6 (9.7) |
  Food insecurity | 5 (8.1) |
  Housing | 4 (6.5) |
  Support | 3 (4.8) |
  Religious/ethnic beliefs | 1 (1.6) |
  Other barrier | 2 (3.2) |
Child characteristics | N = 85 |
 Age in years: median (IQR)a; N = 59 | 11.1 (4.1) |
 Sex: n (%) | |
  Female | 49 (57.6) |
  Male | 36 (42.4) |
 Race: n (%) | |
  Black or African American | 55 (70.5) |
  White | 19 (24.4) |
  Multiple or other races | 2 (2.6) |
  Prefer not answer | 2 (2.6) |
 Hispanic ethnicity: n (%) | |
  Hispanic or Latino | 16 (21.9) |
  Not Hispanic or Latino | 49 (67.1) |
  Prefer not answer | 8 (11.0) |
 Caregiver worried that child is overweight: n (%) | |
  Agree a little/agree a lot | 49 (65.3) |
  Neutral/disagree a little/disagree a lot | 26 (34.7) |