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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 5.
Published in final edited form as: J Youth Adolesc. 2011 Aug 19;41(1):14–26. doi: 10.1007/s10964-011-9706-y

Table 1. Descriptive data on body composition, substance use, and covariates, by sample and data collection wave (N = 704).

Combined sample IDEA sample ECHO sample



Baseline Follow-up Baseline Follow-up Baseline Follow-up
Body composition, M (SD)
BMI z-score 0.40 (1.02) 0.42 (1.00) 0.28 (0.95)a 0.30 (0.96)a 0.52 (1.04)a 0.53 (1.01)a
Percent body fat 21.46 (10.48) 22.17 (10.28) 20.33 (10.02)a 21.37 (9.68) 22.47 (10.68)a 22.84 (10.68)
Substance use (proportion)
Cigarette use 5.1% 15.0% 7.0%b 17.9%b 3.3%b 12.0%b
Alcohol use 11.7% 36.8% 18.6%a 44.8%a 5.0%a 29.3%a
Marijuana use 3.1% 13.1% 4.1% 16.0%a 2.2% 10.1%a
Covariates
Age, M (SD) 14.68 (1.83) 16.65 (1.85) 15.40 (1.70)a 17.38 (1.73)a 13.99 (1.67)a 15.91 (1.68)a
Female 51.1% 50.7% 51.5%
White 86.4% 93.6%a 79.4%a
Pubertal status, M (SD) 2.90 (.73) 3.04 (.67) 2.77 (0.76)
Parent education, M (SD) 4.96 (1.14) 4.99 (1.12) 4.92 (1.00)
Weight satisfaction, M (SD) 3.41 (1.01) 3.45 (1.02) 3.38 (1.00)
a

Comparison of studies differed significantly p < 0.001

b

Comparison of studies differed significantly p ≤ 0.05