Table 1 Baseline characteristics of families participating in the “Nourish to Flourish” infant complementary feeding pilot study (2018–2019)
Characteristic | Kūmara powder, n = 30 | Probiotic control, n = 10 |
|---|---|---|
Sex, n (%) | ||
Boy | 15 (50) | 4 (40) |
Girl | 15 (50) | 6 (60) |
Mother ethnicity, n (%) | ||
NZ European | 20 (67) | 9 (90) |
Māori | 1 (3) | 0 (0) |
Pacific | 2 (7) | 0 (0) |
Asian | 2 (7) | 0 (0) |
Others | 5 (17) | 1 (10) |
Mother education, n (%) | ||
None | 1 (3) | 0 (0) |
Primary | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Secondary | 1 (3) | 0 (0) |
Tertiary | 23 (77) | 9 (90) |
Others | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Missing | 1 | 1 |
Mother work, n (%) | ||
Full time caregiver | 14 (47) | 9 (90) |
Full time employment | 5 (17) | 1 (10) |
Part time employment | 4 (13) | 0 (0) |
Receiving benefit | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Unemployed, no benefit | 2 (7) | 0 (0) |
Others | 5 (17) | 0 (0) |
Father ethnicity, n (%) | ||
NZ European | 17 (57) | 5 (50) |
Maori | 1 (3) | 0 (0) |
Pacific | 2 (7) | 0 (0) |
Asian | 3 (10) | 0 (0) |
Others | 6 (20) | 5 (50) |
Missing | 1 | |
Father education, n (%) | ||
None | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Primary | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Secondary | 3 (10) | 0 (0) |
Tertiary | 22 (73) | 9 (90) |
Others | 4 (13) | 1 (10) |
Missing | 1 | |
Infant anthropometry | ||
Weight (kg), mean ± SD | ||
Birth | 3.5 (0.5) | 3.7 (0.3) |
Baseline | 6.6 (1.0) | 6.8 (0.7) |
Length (cm), mean ± SD | ||
Birth | 51.5 (2.9) | 51.3 (1.8) |
Baseline | 63.2 (3.3) | 64.3 (2.5) |