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Table 1 Sample characteristicsa

From: Mealtime behavior among siblings and body mass index of 4–8 year olds: a videotaped observational study

 

Total

n = 75

Index child age, M(SD)

5.33 (0.79)

Index child sex, n (%)

 

Male

38 (50.70)

Female

37 (49.30)

Index child race/ethnicity, n (%)

 

Non-Hispanic white

44 (58.70)

Hispanic or not white

31 (41.30)

Maternal age, M (SD)

30.85 (6.73)

Maternal education, n (%)

 

≤ High school education

31 (41.3)

> High school education

44 (58.7)

Sibling age, M (SD)

6.14 (3.49)

Sibling sex, n (%)

 

Male

37 (49.3)

Female

38 (50.7)

Index child birth order, n (%)

 

Younger sibling

41 (54.7)

Older sibling

34 (45.3)

Total encouragements delivered to index child from sibling, M(SD)

2.81 (3.93)

Proportion of intervals in which mother is present, M(SD)

0.86 (0.30)

Index child BMI z-score, M(SD)

0.81 (1.08)

Index child birth weight z-score, M(SD)

−0.22 (1.03)

  1. a Table showing means (M) and standard deviations (SD) or counts (n) and percentages (%)