Table 1. Demographic and metabolic characteristics NHANES reference sample.
| Total Sample | Final Sample | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Boys (N = 2029) |
Girls (N = 1942) |
Boys (N = 548) |
Girls (N = 434) |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 14.5 (1.7) | 14.6 (1.7) | 14.5 (1.8) | 15.1 (1.8) |
| Race/Ethnicity, N (%) | ||||
| African American, non-Hispanic | 300 (14.8) | 255 (13.1) | 100 (18.4) | 61 (14.0) |
| Hispanic | 371 (18.3) | 365 (18.8) | 95 (17.3) | 78 (18.0) |
| White, non-Hispanic | 1244 (61.3) | 1196 (61.6) | 302 (55.0) | 254 (58.6) |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 114 (5.6) | 126 (6.5) | 51 (9.3) | 41 (9.4) |
| Triglyceride mean (SD), mg/dL | 91 (83) | 85 (43) | 68 (26) | 66 (23) |
| HDL-Cholesterol, mean (SD), mg/dL | 49 (12) | 53 (12) | 54 (10) | 62 (10) |
| Glucose, mean (SD), mg/dL | 95 (17 ) | 90 (10) | 91 (10) | 87 (6) |
| ALT, mean (SD), U/L | 21 (12) | 16 (6) | 18 (5) | 15(5) |