Table 1.
Grades 4 and 5 (n=391) | Grades 7 and 8 (n=948) | |
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Gender | ||
Boys | 47 | 39 |
Girls | 53 | 61 |
Race/ethnicity | ||
Hispanic | 33 | 43 |
Non-Hispanic black | 13 | 11 |
Non-Hispanic white | 54 | 46 |
Age (years, mean [SD]) | 9.88 (0.75) | 13.63 (0.69) |
BMI category | ||
Normal and underweight (BMI<85th percentile) | 60 | 62 |
Overweight (85th≤BMI<95th percentile) | 21 | 21 |
Obese (BMI 95th≥percentile) | 19 | 17 |