Table 1. Descriptive Statistics of Participants’ Characteristics in the Teen-LABS Cohort, 2007–2012.
| characteristic | N = 57a |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| male | 16 (28%) |
| female | 41 (72%) |
| Age in months at baseline | 203 (18) |
| Race | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 36 (63%) |
| Others | 21 (37%) |
| BMI in kg/m2at baseline | 54 (10) |
| Parents income category | |
| less than $25000 | 25 (44%) |
| $25000 to $74999 | 22 (39%) |
| $75000 or more | 7 (12%) |
| unknown | 3 (5.3%) |
| SBP in mmHg at baseline | 127 (15) |
| DBP in mmHg at baseline | 76 (11) |
| MAP in mmHg at baseline | 93 (11) |
| Pulse pressure in mmHg at baseline | 51 (11) |
a
n (%); mean (SD). Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure.