Table 2. BMI and Free and Reduced-Price Lunch Status by Race.
Overall Test of Equality for 4 Racial Groups (p Value) | White (n = 683) | Black (n = 299) | Hispanic (n = 311) | Other (n = 173) | |
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Mean BMI (standard error) | <.001 | 19.7 (0.18) | 22.1* (0.27) | 21.6* (0.26) | 20.3 (0.35) |
Receiving free or reduced-price lunch (% within racial group) | <.001 | 140 (20.5) | 202* (67.6) | 174* (56.0) | 88* (50.9) |
Significantly different from white at α = .017.