Table 1.

Characteristics of study participants.

	All participants (n = 131)	Female (n= 69)	Male (n= 62)
Age (years)	13.4 ± 2.2 (10 to 17)	13.3 ± 2.1 (10 to 17)	13.3 ± 2.4 (10 to 17)
Height (m)	1.60 ± 0.11 (1.06 to 1.95)	1.58 ± 0.09 (1.06 to 1.77)	1.62 ± 0.13 (1.37 to 1.95)
Weight (kg)	64.3 ± 19.9 (32.5 to 129.5)	63.9 ± 18.3 (32.9 to 111.5)	64.6 ± 21.8 (32.5 to 129.5)
BMI(kg/m2)	24.7 ± 6.1 (15.1 to 44.0)	25.2 ± 6.3 (15.1 to 40.6)	24.1 ± 5.9 (15.2 to 44.0)
BMI percentile*	75.5 ± 26.4 (4.0 to 99.0)	76.5 ± 26.9 (4.0 to 99.0)	74.3 ± 26.1 (12.0 to 99.0)
% Body Fat	30.8 ± 11.6 (7.5 to 54.6)	34.4 ± 9.8 (11.2 to 54.6)	26.7 ± 12.1 (7.5 to 53.2)
Ethnicity
African American	64	37	27
White	64	30	34
Hispanic	3	2	1

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation and (range).

^*BMI percentile - calculated from CDC BMI-for-age growth charts.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index.