Table 1 Demographic Data
From: Family food environment factors associated with obesity outcomes in early childhood
|  | Total sample n = 977 (%) | Normal weight, overweigh and obese only n = 757 (%) |
|---|---|---|
Child Gender-Boy | 483 (49.4) | 376 (49.7) |
Age | ||
 2 years | 108 (11.0) | 83 (11.0) |
 2.5 years | 161 (16.5) | 128 (16.9) |
 3 years | 153 (15.6) | 126 (16.6) |
 3.5 years | 164 (16.8) | 120 (15.9) |
 4 years | 173 (17.7) | 136 (18) |
 4.5 years | 128 (13.1) | 94 (12.4) |
 5 years | 90 (9.2) | 70 (9.2) |
Child BMI categorya | ||
 Underweight | 219 (22.4) | excluded |
 Normalweight | 586 (59.9) | 586 (77.4) |
 Overweight | 109 (11.1) | 109 (14.4) |
 Obese | 63 (6.5) | 63 (8.2) |
Child BMI z-scoreb (Mean) | − 0.18 (SD 1.79) | 0.52 (SD 1.07) |
Parent Gender - Male | 52 (5.3) | 42 (5.5) |
Parent BMI categoryc | ||
 Underweight (< 18.50 kg/m2) | 13 (1.3) | 12 (1.6) |
 Normal weight (18.50–24.99 kg/m2) | 398 (40.7) | 305 (40.3) |
 Overweight (≥25.00 kg/m2) | 254 (26.0) | 196 (25.9) |
 Obese ≥30.00 kg/m2) | 312 (32.0) | 244 (32.2) |
Breastfeeding History | ||
 Less than 6 months | 358 (36.6) | 276 (36.5) |
 6 months of more | 619 (63.4) | 481 (63.5) |
Income | ||
 Low: less than AU$40,000 | 129 (13.2) | 103 (13.6) |
 Middle: AU$40,000 - 100,000 | 407 (41.6) | 320 (42.3) |
 High: more than AU$100,000 | 441 (45.2) | 334 (44.1) |
Australian State | ||
 Victoria | 173 (17.7) | 133 (17.6) |
 New South Wales | 246 (25.2) | 189 (25) |
 Queensland | 292 (30.0) | 230 (30.4) |
 Australian Capital Territory | 28 (2.9) | 21 (2.8) |
 Western Australian | 122 (12.5) | 93 (12.3) |
 Tasmania | 29 (3.0) | 23 (3.0) |
 Northern Territory | 5 (0.5) | 4 (0.5) |
 South Australia | 82 (8.4) | 64 (8.5) |
Region Type | ||
 Capital city | 255 (26.1) | 201 (26.6) |
 Metro (population over 100,000) | 301 (30.8) | 235 (31.0) |
 Large rural (population 25,000–99,999) | 188 (19.3) | 145 (19.2) |
 Small rural (population 10,000 – 24,999) | 128 (13.1) | 93 (12.3) |
 Large remote (population 5000 – 9999) | 41 (4.2) | 32 (4.2) |
 Small remote (population less than 5000) | 64 (6.5) | 51 (6.7) |