Background
Methods
Participants
Data Collection
Measures
Statistical Analysis
Results
Total Sample (n = 599)
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U.S.-born (n = 194)
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Mexico-born (n = 405)
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Variable
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% (n)
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% (n)
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% (n)
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Demographic characteristics
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Age, y (mean ± SD) | 39.9 ± 14.5 | 38.1 ± 14.7 | 40.8 ± 12.3* |
Education | |||
< 7th grade | 30.2 (181) | 10.8 (21) | 39.5 (160)***2
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7th-11th grade | 31.5 (189) | 24.7 (48) | 34.8 (141)** |
Ethnic self-identification | |||
Hispanic | 9.2 (55) | 19.6 (38) | 4.2 (17)***2
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Mexican American | 27.9 (167) | 76.3 (148) | 4.7 (19)***2
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Mexican | 61.8 (370) | 1.5 (3) | 90.6 (367)***2
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Household income (FPL) | |||
No response | 25.4 (152) | 26.8 (52) | 24.7 (100) |
≤ 75% FPL | 63.8 (382) | 55.1 (107) | 67.9 (275)**2
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76%-100% FPL | 8.5 (51) | 12.4 (24) | 6.7 (27)** |
Employment | |||
Full-time outside home for wages | 26.7 (160) | 33.5 (65) | 23.5 (95)** |
Part-time outside home | 21.4 (128) | 19.1 (37) | 22.5 (91) |
Marital status | |||
Married | 59.8 (358) | 51.0 (99) | 63.9 (259)** |
Household composition | |||
Adults (total) | 1.9 ± 0.7 | 1.9 ± 0.8 | 2.0 ± 0.7 |
Lone parent | 19.9 (119) | 27.8 (54) | 16.0 (65)***2
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Children (total) | 2.0 ± 1.6 | 1.7 ± 1.4 | 2.1 ± 1.7** |
Children (≥ 1) | 79.5 (476) | 77.3 (150) | 80.5 (326) |
Total adults and children | 3.9 ± 1.8 | 3.6 ± 1.7 | 4.1 ± 1.9** |
BMI (kg/m2)3
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Normal (< 25) | 30.3 (177) | 35.1 (67) | 28.0 (110) |
Overweight (25-29.9) | 35.1 (205) | 26.2 (50) | 39.4 (155)***2
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Obese (≥ 30) | 34.6 (202) | 38.7 (74) | 32.6 (128) |
Transportation | |||
No car available | 19.5 (117) | 11.9 (23) | 23.2 (94)***2
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Ride with family or friend4
| 88.9 (104) | 91.3 (21) | 88.3 (83) |
Pay for transportation4
| 29.1 (34) | 26.1 (6) | 29.8 (28) |
Food and nutrition program
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SNAP | 55.1 (330) | 55.7 (108) | 54.8 (222) |
WIC5
| 42.6 (203) | 42.7 (64) | 42.6 (139) |
School breakfast5
| 53.8 (256) | 60.7 (91) | 50.6 (165)* |
School lunch5
| 54.0 (257) | 60.7 (91) | 50.9 (166)* |
Eating behaviors
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Fruit and vegetables/day | 3.5 ± 1.6 | 3.4 ± 1.7 | 3.5 ± 1.5 |
Sugar-sweetened beverages/day | 1.7 ± 1.6 | 1.9 ± 2.0 | 1.6 ± 1.4** |
Fast food meals/week | 1.1 ± 1.1 | 1.4 ± 1.5 | 0.9 ± 0.9***2
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Variable | SSB Consumption1
Coefficient (SE) | FFM Consumption2
Coefficient (SE) |
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Mexico-born | X | -0.43 (0.09)*** |
Age | -0.02 (0.01)*** | -0.01 (0.01)* |
≥ 1 Child in household | -0.45 (0.18)** | X |
Lone parent household | 0.33 (0.16)* | X |
Fast food meals/week | 0.36 (0.06)*** | - |
SSB consumption/daily | - | 0.17 (0.03)*** |
SNAP | X | -0.27 (0.09)** |
Employed full-time | X | 0.27 (0.10)** |
Intercept | 2.44 (0.31)*** | 1.40 (0.18)*** |
Adjusted R
2
of model | 0.122 | 0.154 |
Significance of χ
2
in model | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
Variable |
U.S.-Born(n= 194) Coefficient (SE) |
Mexico-born(n= 405) Coefficient (SE) |
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Age | -0.02 (0.01) | -0.02 (0.01)*** |
≥ 1 Child in household | -0.01 (0.36) | -0.71 (0.20)*** |
Lone parent household | 0.22 (0.31) | 0.42 (0.19)* |
FFM consumption/week | 0.38 (0.09)*** | 0.32 (0.08)*** |
Intercept | 2.04 (0.61)*** | 2.73 (0.35)*** |
Adjusted R
2
of model | 0.098 | 0.116 |
Significance of χ
2
in model | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
Variable |
U.S.-Born(n= 194) Coefficient (SE) |
Mexico-born(n= 405) Coefficient (SE) |
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Age | -0.01 (0.01) | -0.01 (0.01) |
≥ 1 Child in household | 0.12 (0.29) | -0.10 (0.13) |
Lone parent household | 0.09 (0.23) | 0.25 (0.12)* |
SNAP | -0.56 (0.23)** | -0.13 (0.09) |
Employed full-time | 0.27 (0.23) | 0.26 (0.10)** |
SSB consumption/day | 0.22 (0.05)*** | 0.11 (0.03)*** |
Intercept | 1.47 (0.48)** | 1.01 (0.23)*** |
Adjusted R
2
of model | 0.154 | 0.099 |
Significance of χ
2
in model | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |