Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of girls by states
| CA | AZ | MN | LA | SC | MD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=291) | (n=229) | (n=269) | (n=286) | (n=274) | (n=229) | |
| Age (years, mean (SD)) | 11.8 (0.4) | 12.0 (0.3) | 12.0 (0.4) | 12.3 (0.7) | 12.1 (0.5) | 11.7 (0.4) |
| Weight (kg, mean (SD)) | 47.1 (12.7) | 46.6 (12.8) | 47.5 (11.3) | 51.7 (14.4) | 52.0 (16.6) | 48.5 (14.8) |
| Height (cm, mean (SD)) | 150.8 (7.0) | 151.9 (7.7) | 153.9 (7.3) | 153.4 (7.7) | 153.5 (7.7) | 150.8 (7.4) |
| Ethnicity (N (%)) | ||||||
| Asian American | 14 (4.8) | 6 (2.6) | 10 (3.7) | 10 (3.5) | 7 (2.6) | 14 (6.1) |
| Black | 18 (6.2) | 7 (3.1) | 5 (1.9) | 154 (53.8) | 102 (37.2) | 58 (25.3) |
| Hispanic | 122 (41.9) | 86 (37.6) | 27 (10.0) | 56 (19.6) | 18 (6.6) | 34 (14.8) |
| White | 104 (35.7) | 122 (53.3) | 210 (78.1) | 44 (15.4) | 121 (44.2) | 105 (45.9) |
| Other | 33 (11.3) | 8 (3.5) | 17 (6.3) | 22 (7.7) | 26 (9.5) | 18 (7.9) |
| School lunch subsidy (N (%)) | ||||||
| No | 143 (49.1) | 122 (53.3) | 136 (50.6) | 56 (19.6) | 137 (50.0) | 126 (55.0) |
| Yes | 115 (39.5) | 80 (34.9) | 64 (23.8) | 218 (76.2) | 111(40.5) | 73 (31.9) |
| Don’t know | 33 (11.3) | 27 (11.8) | 69 (25.7) | 12 (4.2) | 26 (9.5) | 30 (13.1) |