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. 2011 May 25;22(1):1–12. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhr018

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the study sample.

Sex
Male Female
Panel A
    Sample size (N = 325) 152 173
    Age (years)a 11.00 (3.80) 10.87 (3.71)
    AFIb ($) 69 656 (29 305) 75 261 (34 084)
    Full-scale IQ 111.27 (12.8) 111.18 (11.7)
    BMIc 19.07 (4.31) 19.41 (4.29)
    Right handed (%) 85.43 (0.03) 90.17 (0.023)
    Parental educationd
        Less than high school 1 0
        High school 18 11
        Some college 33 38
        College Degree 46 54
        Some graduate school 9 13
        Graduate school 45 55
        No reported 0 2
Panel B
    AFIb <$50 000 $50 000– 100 000 >$100 000 Total
    Sex Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Total
    Age (years)
        4.8–6 2 6 11 3 0 4 13 13 26
        6–8 6 10 16 20 8 5 30 35 65
        8–10 5 8 14 12 4 7 23 27 50
        10–12 4 10 17 14 0 11 21 35 56
        12–14 12 1 10 10 4 10 26 21 47
        14–16 9 6 9 10 4 5 22 21 43
        16–18.3 6 7 6 9 5 5 17 21 38
        Total 44 48 83 78 25 47 152 173 325
Panel C
Race/ethnicity of child Male (n=152) Female e (n=173) Total (n=325)
    American Indian or Alaskan native 3 2 5
    Asian 2 4 6
    Native Hawaiian or other Pacific islander 1 1 2
    Black or African American 11 19 30
    White 120 120 240
    Mixed/unknown or not reported 15 27 42
    Hispanic (of any race) 21 22 43
a

Mean (SD).

b

As originally reported by telephone interview and adjusted for family size and geographical region.

c

BMI, defined as mass (kg)/height (m)2.

d

Highest level attained by either parent.