Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample during the first and second study (n=151).
| Characteristic | MAWBs (1995–2000) | YAWBs (2000–2005) | ||||||
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| Mean | SD | Max | % yes | Mean | SD | Max | % yes | |
| Youth/Young adult | ||||||||
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| Age (yrs) | 13.5 | 1.74 | 16.9 | - | 18.1 | 1.09 | 21.4 | |
| Born before issuance of fish advisories | 60% | 60% | ||||||
| Breast fed (Y/N) | - | - | - | 48% | - | - | - | 49% |
| Breast feeding duration (mos) | 3.1 | 5.01 | 30.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.9 | 5.18 | 43.5 | - | 25.7 | 4.86 | 45.8 | - |
| Height (cm) | 157.7 | 10.53 | 185.1 | - | 167.6 | 9.04 | 190.5 | - |
| Weight (kg) | 60.4 | 16.92 | 116.1 | - | 72.8 | 17.47 | 128.8 | - |
| Tanner Stage | 3.3 | 1.05 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 157.1 | 27.53 | 243.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 86.5 | 39.93 | 207.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total caloric intake (kcal) | 2669.7 | 1030.64 | 6620.8 | - | 2058.7 | 904.10 | 6413.7 | - |
| Total fat intake (g/day) | 119.4 | 55.60 | 402.3 | - | 87.9 | 42.66 | 300.7 | - |
| Total protein intake (g/day) | 92.5 | 37.54 | 240.2 | - | 76.5 | 35.53 | 271.8 | - |
| Birth order position | 2.4 | 1.53 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st born | 36% | 37% | ||||||
| Current cigarette use (Y/N) | - | - | - | 17% | - | - | - | 49% |
| Number of years between blood draw | - | - | - | - | 4.1 | 1.35 | 7.1 | - |
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| Maternal cigarette use during pregnancy (Y/N) | - | - | - | 42% | - | - | - | - |
| Socioeconomic index | 24.4 | 5.61 | 37.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | |||||
| Maternal fish and fowl consumption before pregnancy (Y/N) | - | - | - | 73% | - | - | - | - |
| Sum of reported fish and fowl meals consumed before pregnancy (#/12 mo) | 28.3 | 56.54 | 359.5 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | |||||
| Maternal fish and fowl consumption during pregnancy (Y/N) | - | - | - | 56% | - | - | - | - |
| Sum of reported fish and fowl meals consumed during pregnancy (#/9 mo) | 8.7 | 23.34 | 191.0 | - | - | - | - | |