Table 1 Characteristics of the Latina and African American mothers of preschoolers in Houston, Texas ( n  = 80)

Ethnicity

   Latina

40

   African-American

40

Education of Mother

   Less than High School Diploma

21

   High School Diploma

19

   Some College

32

   College Graduate

6

   Missing Data

2

Marital Status of Mother

   Married

31

   Divorced

1

   Separated

13

   Never Married

27

   Missing

8

Employment of Mother

   Employed Part-time

24

   Employed Full-time

20

   Not Employed

36

Child Gender

   Female

40

   Male

40

Child BMI z score, Mean (SD)

1.02 (1.06)

Child Weight Status

   Healthy Weight (>5^th to < 85^thBMI percentile)

40

   Overweight/Obese (BMI ≥ 85^th percentile)

40

Mother BMI, Mean (SD)

31.12 (8.36)

Mother Weight Status

   Healthy Weight (18.5 kg/m² < BMI < 25 kg/m²)

17

   Overweight/Obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m²)

63

Age, Mean in Years (SD)

   Parent

32.31 (7.49)

   Child

4.51 (0.64)