Table 1.
Anthropometric and Sociodemographic Characteristics of the BHCK Youth Sample (n=278)
| Gender, n(%) | |
| Female | 146(53%) |
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| Age (M±SD)a | 12.3±1.5 |
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| Race, n(%) | |
| Black, African American | 252(91%) |
| Mixed race | 23(8%) |
| Other race | 3(1%) |
| Ethnicity, n(%) | |
| Hispanic / Latino | 11(4%) |
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| BMI Category, n(%)b | |
| Underweight | 3(1%) |
| Normal weight | 157(57%) |
| Overweight | 52(19%) |
| Obese | 64(23%) |
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| Overall HEI Scores | |
| M±SD | 55.5±9.6 |
| Sample range | 30.5-80.1 |
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| Household Income ($/year), n(%)c | |
| 0-10,000 | 75(27%) |
| 10,0001-20,000 | 56(20%) |
| 20,0001-30,000 | 58(21%) |
| More than 30,001 | 75(27%) |
| Did not respond | 14(5%) |
a
M±SD = Mean±Standard deviation
b
Classified by BMI-for-Age percentiles from CDC growth charts
c
Self-reported by caregivers