Table 1.

Sample characteristics

Characteristics	Number	Percent
Gender
Male	826	50.03
Female	825	49.97
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	522	31.62
Non-Hispanic Black	375	22.71
Hispanic	379	22.96
Asian	375	22.71
Initial Weight Status
Underweight	54	3.27
Healthy Weight	1144	69.29
Overweight	238	14.42
Obese	215	13.02
School Title I (SES)a
High SES	1202	72.8
Low SES	449	27.2

Note. ^aTitle I status indicates that at least 40 % of students come from low-income families