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.