Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics.
| Stratification | n | Age (years) |
Weight (kg) |
Height (cm) |
BMI (kg/m2) |
BMI Percentile |
Percent Body Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 106 | 12.0 ± 3.7 | 53.8 ± 22.6 | 152.8 ± 16.6 | 22.2 ± 6.5 | 67.2 ± 30.4 | 25.3 ± 11.0 |
| Boys | 53 | 12.0 ± 3.7 | 54.4 ± 22.3 | 154.5 ± 18.5 | 22.0 ± 5.9 | 66.9 ± 32.0 | 22.4 ± 11.2 |
| Girls | 53 | 12.1 ± 3.6 | 53.2 ± 23.0 | 151.1 ± 14.5 | 22.5 ± 7.1 | 67.5 ± 29.0 | 28.1 ± 10.0 |
| 6-9y | 32 (16B, 16G) | 7.6 ± 1.1 | 34.5 ± 13.1 | 132.9 ± 8.7 | 19.2 ± 5.3 | 66.4 ± 32.7 | 24.7 ± 9.8 |
| 10-12y | 25 (13B, 12G) | 11.0 ± 0.8 | 48.9 ± 12.6 | 152.0 ± 8.1 | 21.1 ± 4.7 | 67.8 ± 31.0 | 24.7 ± 9.2 |
| 13-15y | 26 (12B, 14G) | 14.0 ± 0.8 | 68.0 ± 17.6 | 163.6 ± 8.6 | 25.3 ± 5.8 | 78.7 ± 21.2 | 29.3 ± 10.7 |
| 16-18y | 23 (12B, 11G) | 17.0 ± 0.9 | 69.7 ± 24.4 | 169.0 ± 8.2 | 24.4 ± 8.3 | 54.6 ± 31.8 | 22.2 ± 13.6 |
| African- American |
40 (21B, 19G) | 11.7 ± 3.7 | 56.2 ± 24.6 | 152.0 ± 16.0 | 23.5 ± 7.2 | 76.0 ± 26.7 | 28.1 ± 11.4 |
| Caucasian | 63 (30B, 33G) | 12.3 ± 3.7 | 52.7 ± 21.3 | 153.5 ± 17.0 | 21.7 ± 6.0 | 61.8 ± 32.0 | 23.6 ± 10.6 |
| Other | 3 (2B, 1G) | 10.3 ± 3.5 | 41.8 ± 20.6 | 147.3 ± 21.5 | 18.4 ± 3.3 | 63.4 ± 17.0 | 21.5 ± 6.2 |
Notes. Values presented as counts and M ± SD. B = boys; G = girls; BMI = body mass index. BMI percentiles for each participant were calculated using reference data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts