Table 1.
Description of the Study Sample (N = 1298)
| N | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 636 | 49.0 | |
| Female | 662 | 51.0 | |
| Race | |||
| White | 691 | 53.2 | |
| Black | 607 | 46.8 | |
| Pubertal Status | |||
| Prepubertal | 29 | 2.2 | |
| Peripubertal | 428 | 33.0 | |
| Postpubertal | 839 | 64.6 | |
| Missing | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Parent Education | |||
| High School or less | 319 | 24.6 | |
| > High School, < college | 370 | 28.5 | |
| College Graduate | 339 | 26.1 | |
| Professional Degree | 270 | 20.8 | |
| Weight Status | |||
| Normal Weight | 780 | 60.1 | |
| Overweight | 251 | 19.3 | |
| Obese | 267 | 20.6 | |
| Mean | Standard Deviation | ||
| Age | 15.24 | 1.66 | |
| Optimism | 19.01 | 3.87 | |
| BMI z score | .74 | 1.02 | |