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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2012 Feb 3;50(5):497–502. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.09.018

Table 1.

Study characteristics for girls (N=1232) with and without fitness data

Characteristic No fitness data Fitness data p
N=446 N=786
Mean (SD) or percent Mean (SD) or percent
Age, years 17.7 (0.6) 17.6 (0.6) .01
BMI, kg/m2 25.2 (6.3) 25.0 (6.4) .59
Total MET blocks 52.0 (11.8) 54.4 (11.9) .001
Sedentary blocks (TV, Games, Phone) 5.9 (3.5) 5.9 (3.6) .92
Median household income $38,910 ($13,958) $40,430 ($15,762) .01
Race, % African-American 53.3% 60.3% .02
Parent education, >High School 62.6 % 65.3% .34
Group, % Control 37.7% 47.3% .001
1+ blocks of VPA, % yes 24.0% 33.1% .001
Sports participant, % yes 46.4% 56.6% .001
1+ commercial PAa facilities 26.9% 23.7% .21
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Physical activity