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. 2013 Dec 20;7(1):1–14. doi: 10.1159/000357601

Table 1.

Sample characteristics: Prevalence and means

Boys (n = 3,878), % Girls (n = 4,150), % Total (n = 8,028), %
Weight status***
 Normal/underweight 66.2 72.2 69.3
 Overweight 18.5 15.9 17.2
 Obese 15.2 11.8 13.5
Race/ethnicity
 White 42.3 39.2 40.7
 Black 19.1 19.2 19.2
 Hispanic 25.6 28.4 27.0
Other 13.0 13.2 13.1
Family affluence
 Low 27.0 28.1 27.6
 Middle 48.8 48.4 48.6
 High 24.2 23.5 23.8
Smoking
 No 86.2 85.0 85.6
 Yes 13.8 15.0 14.4
Age, mean (SE) 14.35 (0.08) 14.27 (0.07) 14.3 (0.07)
Body image, mean (SE)*** 4.06 (0.02) 3.55 (0.03) 3.80 (0.02)
Physical activity, mean (SE)*** 4.83 (0.07) 3.83 (0.08) 4.31 (0.07)
Screen-based media use, mean (SE)*** 4.19 (0.10) 3.44 (0.10) 3.81 (0.10)
Breakfast consumption, mean (SE)*** 2.82 (0.04) 2.47 (0.04) 2.64 (0.04)
***

p < 0.001 indicates significant differences across gender.