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Subject characteristics
| Characteristic | Mean ± SD (range) or number (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 14.4 ± 2.1 (8–17.5) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 28 (45%) |
| Female | 34 (55%) |
| Race | |
| White | 23 (37.1%) |
| African American | 34 (54.8%) |
| Asian American | 1 (1.6%) |
| >1 race or other | 4 (6.4%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic | 8 (17.7%) |
| Non-Hispanic | 54 (82.3%) |
| Tanner stage (breast or genitalia) | |
| Tanner 2 | 5 (8.1%) |
| Tanner 3 | 12 (19.4%) |
| Tanner 4 | 14 (22.6%) |
| Tanner 5 | 31 (50%) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 36.76 ± 6.82 (26.84–56.33) |
| BMI z score | 2.37 ± 0.38 (1.53–3.21) |
