Table 1.
Demographics characteristics of 69 children participating in ASA24-Kids-2012a study in site 1 (Texas) and site 2 (Arizona)
| Site 1 (n=38) | Site 2 (n=31) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 9 | 9 | 24% | 11 | 36% |
| 10 | 18 | 47% | 10 | 32% |
| 11 | 11 | 29% | 10 | 32% |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 19 | 50% | 12 | 39% |
| Female | 19 | 50% | 19 | 61% |
| Ethnicity** | ||||
| Hispanic | 6 | 16% | 14 | 45% |
| Non-Hispanic | 32 | 84% | 14 | 45% |
| Did not report | 0 | 0% | 3 | 10% |
| Race*** | ||||
| White | 14 | 37% | 24 | 77% |
| Asian | 12 | 32% | 0 | 0% |
| Black | 10 | 26% | 1 | 3% |
| Otherb | 2 | 5% | 3 | 10% |
| Did not report | 0 | 0% | 3 | 10% |
| Weight statusc | ||||
| Underweight | 1 | 3% | 1 | 3% |
| Healthy weight | 26 | 68% | 20 | 65% |
| Overweight | 8 | 21% | 3 | 10% |
| Obese | 3 | 8% | 7 | 23% |
| Highest household educational level*** | ||||
| Some college or less | 3 | 8% | 15 | 48% |
| College graduate | 21 | 55% | 6 | 19% |
| Post graduate study | 14 | 37% | 9 | 29% |
| Did not report | 0 | 0% | 1 | 3% |
| Household income** | ||||
| Less than $40,000 | 6 | 16% | 17 | 55% |
| $40,000 - $69,999 | 5 | 13% | 4 | 13% |
| $70,000 - $99,999 | 12 | 32% | 3 | 10% |
| $100,000 or more | 14 | 37% | 6 | 19% |
| Did not report | 1 | 3% | 1 | 3% |
a
ASA24-Kids-2012 = Automated Self-Administered 24-Hour Dietary Recall for children, 2012 version.
b
Other races included mixed race, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Hispanic.
c
Weight status was defined using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention BMI calculator program: underweight as less than the 5th percentile for BMI-for-age, healthy weight as between the 5th and 85th percentile, overweight as between the 85th to 95th percentile, and obese as equal to or greater than the 95th percentile.
**
Statistically different between sites 1 and 2, P<0.01
***
P<0.001