Table 2.
Means for normal weight and overweight girls
| Normal weight (<85th percentile) (n = 157) |
Overweight (≥85th percentile) (n = 106) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Age (years) | 14.85 (2.23) | 15.03 (2.10) |
| Percent minoritya | 28% | 52% |
| SESa | 39.97 (13.72) | 33.53 (12.60) |
| Tanner breasta | 4.38 (1.00) | 4.72 (.66) |
| Tanner pubic haira | 4.29 (1.04) | 4.67 (.73) |
| Age at menarche (years)a,b | 12.64 (1.15) | 11.85 (1.33) |
| BMIa | 20.10 (2.43) | 29.62 (5.78) |
| M-E | 26.74 (4.83) | 25.89 (5.51) |
| CDI (T score) | 45.56 (10.41) | 47.30 (11.21) |
| Trait anxiety (T score) | 45.30 (7.95) | 46.12 (9.15) |
minority = primarily African American; SES = socioeconomic status, BMI = body mass index, M-E = Morningness/Eveningess (higher score indicates evening preference); CDI = Children’s Depression Inventory; T score: mean = 50, SD = 10; STAI = State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.
a
Means between groups are significantly different at p < .01.
b
210 girls reported age at menarche; in the normal weight group 42 were premenarcheal at baseline visit, whereas in the overweight group 12 were premenarcheal.