Table 1.
Baseline Descriptive Statistics Comparing NGHS Girls who had at Least 3 or Less Than 3 Visits Used in Analysis, n=2379
| ≥ 3 Visits (n=1452) | <3 Visits (n=927) | P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean or Number | (SD) or % | Mean or Number | (SD) or % | ||
| Age, y* | 10.01 | (0.6) | 10.06 | (0.6) | 0.04 |
| Non‐fasting HDL, mg/dL* | 54.0 | (12.7) | 55.1 | (12.6) | 0.08 |
| Physical activity score* | 32.03 | (19.3) | 32.06 | (19.4) | 0.97 |
| BMI** | 18.54 | (3.9) | 18.61 | (3.8) | 0.64 |
| Underweight (<5th percentile) | 54 | 3.7% | 38 | 4.1% | 0.83 |
| Normal (5th to <85th percentile) | 995 | 68.5% | 610 | 65.8% | |
| Overweight (85th to <95th percentile) | 215 | 14.8% | 143 | 15.4% | |
| Obese (95th percentile) | 184 | 12.7% | 120 | 12.9% | |
| Race | 0.002 | ||||
| African‐American | 703 | 48.4% | 510 | 55.0% | |
| Caucasian | 749 | 51.6% | 417 | 45.0% | |
| Smokes ≥7 cigarettes/week | 1 | 0.1% | 8 | 0.9% | 0.003 |
| Parents' annual income (missing) | 72 | 5.0% | 63 | 6.8% | <0.0001 |
| 0 to $9999 | 152 | 10.5% | 252 | 27.2% | |
| $10 000 to $19 999 | 168 | 11.6% | 155 | 16.7% | |
| $20 000 to $39 999 | 447 | 30.8% | 247 | 26.7% | |
| $40 000+ | 613 | 42.2% | 210 | 22.7% | |
| Parents' education (missing) | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0.3% | <0.0001 |
| High school or less | 279 | 19.2% | 338 | 36.5% | |
| 1 to 3 years post high school | 570 | 39.3% | 355 | 38.3% | |
| College graduate or higher | 603 | 41.5% | 231 | 24.9% | |
| Maturation stage (missing) | 10 | 0.7% | 28 | 3.0% | 0.1 |
| 1 (prepubescent) | 735 | 50.6% | 452 | 48.8% | |
| 2 | 417 | 28.7% | 294 | 31.7% | |
| 3 | 190 | 13.1% | 95 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | 51 | 3.5% | 21 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | 46 | 3.2% | 34 | 3.7% | |
| 6 (physically mature) | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | |
| Missing nutrition information | 70 | 4.8% | 189 | 20.4% | |
| Total energy intake | 1822 | (487) | 1832 | (594) | 0.69 |
| % Energy from all carbohydrates | 51.4 | (6.8) | 50.3 | (6.8) | 0.0002 |
| % Energy from added sugar | 17.2 | (6.4) | 16.7 | (6.3) | 0.11 |
| % Energy from fiber | 2.6 | (0.8) | 2.5 | (0.8) | 0.07 |
| % Energy from other carbs | 32.5 | (6.0) | 31.9 | (6.0) | 0.03 |
| % Energy from all fats | 35.5 | (5.4) | 36.5 | (5.4) | <0.0001 |
| % Energy from saturated fat | 13.3 | (2.4) | 13.6 | (2.3) | 0.0001 |
| % Energy from monounsaturated fat | 14.3 | (2.8) | 14.3 | (2.7) | 0.0006 |
| % Energy from polyunsaturated fat | 6.2 | (2.0) | 6.3 | (2.0) | 0.15 |
| % Energy from protein | 13.4 | (2.5) | 13.8 | (2.6) | 0.92 |
| Category of added sugar consumption | <0.0001 | ||||
| <10% | 232 | 16.0% | 284 | 30.6% | |
| 10% to <15% | 366 | 25.2% | 224 | 24.2% | |
| 15% to <20% | 418 | 28.8% | 210 | 22.7% | |
| 20% to <25% | 281 | 19.4% | 140 | 15.1% | |
| ≥25% | 155 | 10.7% | 69 | 7.4% | |
BMI indicates body mass index; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein; NGHS, National Lung, Heart and Blood Institute's Growth and Health Study.
*
Age was missing for 1 girl, BMI was missing for 20 girls, Physical Activity Score was missing for 92 girls, and HDL was missing for 423 girls.
*
BMI categories were based on the CDC's Growth Charts.