Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics
| Civilians | Military Dependents | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | N | M | SD | N | F | |
| Age (y) | 14.49 | 1.64 | 105 | 14.66 | 1.72 | 23 | .215 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.20 | 2.39 | 105 | 27.98 | 2.31 | 23 | 2.02 |
| BMI %ile | 92.94 | 3.62 | 105 | 94.39 | 2.39 | 23 | 3.34 |
| Waist Circumference (cm) | 85.75 | 8.49 | 99 | 86.66 | 8.34 | 23 | .217 |
| Race | % | % | 2.71 | ||||
| White | -- | -- | 62 | -- | -- | 52 | |
| Black | -- | -- | 24 | -- | -- | 22 | |
| Asian | -- | -- | 3 | -- | -- | 0 | |
| Multiple | -- | -- | 9 | -- | -- | 17 | |
| Other/Unknown | -- | -- | 4 | -- | -- | 9 | |
Note: BMI = Body mass index (kg/m2); BMI %ile = Body Mass Index Percentile
M = mean; SD = standard deviation.
Statistical test conducted: one-way analysis of variance.
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p < .01
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p < .05