Table 1.
Sample characteristics, weighted (n=13361)*
| Variable Name | Total sample N (%) or mean (SD) |
Male N (%) or mean (SD) |
Female N (%) or mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoking trajectory | |||
| Nonsmoker | 6404 (44%) | 2810 (21%) | 3594 (23%) |
| Early establisher | 2802 (23%) | 1334 (11%) | 1468 (12%) |
| Late establisher | 2514 (21%) | 1619 (14%) | 895 (7%) |
| Former Smoker | 1641 (12%) | 724 (5%) | 917 (7%) |
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| BMI (avg.) (Wave I) | 22.53 (4.56) | 22.76 (4.57) | 22.28 (4.53) |
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| BMI (avg.) (Wave IV) | 28.18 (6.82) | 28.27 (5.90) | 28.09 (7.77) |
| Waist Circumference (avg.) (Wave IV) (cm) | 98.01(17.13) | 99.75 (15.16) | 96.10 (18.98) |
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| Age (Wave I) | 15.47 (1.80) | 15.56 (1.78) | 15.38 (1.80) |
| Age (Wave IV) | 28.40 (0.11) | 28.50 (0.11) | 28.30 (0.11) |
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| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 7538 (70%) | 3711(36%) | 3827 (35%) |
| Non-Hispanic Black/African American | 2656 (14%) | 1194 (7%) | 1462 (7%) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 2127 (11%) | 1047 (6%) | 1080 (5%) |
| Asian | 779 (3%) | 409 (2%) | 370 (1%) |
| Other | 261 (2%) | 126 (1%) | 135 (1%) |
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| Parental household income (Wave I) | |||
| Less than $25,000 | 2872 (22%) | 1364 (11%) | 1508 (11%) |
| $25,000 to less than $50,000 | 3413 (27%) | 1703(14%) | 1710 (13%) |
| $50,000 to less than $75,000 | 2361 (18%) | 1192 (10%) | 1169 (9%) |
| $75,000 to less than $100,000 | 1487 (11%) | 740 (6%) | 747 (5%) |
| Missing | 3228 (22%) | 1488 (11%) | 1740 (11%) |
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| Young adult educational attainment (Wave IV) | |||
| Less than high school | 1039 (9%) | 626 (6%) | 413 (3%) |
| High School | 2150 (17%) | 1241 (11%) | 909 (6%) |
| Some college/technical school | 5839 (43%) | 2769 (21%) | 3070 (21%) |
| College | 2672 (20%) | 1227 (10%) | 1445 (10%) |
| Grad/professional school | 1661 (11%) | 624 (5%) | 1037 (7%) |
*
Excludes women who are pregnant at Wave IV and individuals on active military duty at Wave IV. Waist circumference was missing for an additional n=119 participants.