Table 2.
Descriptive characteristics of AI/ANa and NHWb baseline (Wave 1) respondents in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (1994–2008)
| AI/AN (n=655) |
NHW (n=10,305) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolescent characteristics: | ||||
| Age; Mean (SD)c* | 16 | (2) | 16 | (2) |
| Sex; n (%) | ||||
| Male | 309 | (47) | 5,088 | (49) |
| Female | 346 | (53) | 5,217 | (51) |
| Birth weight, in ounces; Mean (SD)c* | 117 | (20) | 120 | (19) |
| Length of breastfeeding; η (%) | ||||
| Never | 303 | (56) | 4,671 | (52) |
| Less than 3 months | 86 | (16) | 1,322 | (15) |
| 3 to 6 months | 57 | (11) | 981 | (11) |
| 6 to 12 months | 58 | (11) | 1,291 | (14) |
| More than 12 months | 38 | (7) | 690 | (8) |
| Body mass indexd; Mean (SD)c* | 23 | (5) | 22 | (4) |
| ≥85th percentile; n (%)* | 189 | (30) | 2,240 | (22) |
| ≥95th percentile; n (%)* | 94 | (15) | 857 | (9) |
| Parental characteristics: | ||||
| Parental education; n (%) | ||||
| Less than high-school | 127 | (22) | 927 | (10) |
| High school graduate | 328 | (58) | 5,920 | (65) |
| College graduate | 114 | (20) | 2,292 | (25) |
| Financial stability; n (%)* | ||||
| Financial instability | 126 | (22) | 1,180 | (13) |
| Employment status; n (%)* | ||||
| Employed | 379 | (66) | 6,898 | (75) |
a
AI/ANs = American Indians/Alaska Natives.
b
NHWs = Non-Hispanic Whites.
c
SD = Standard deviation.
d
Body mass index was calculated using adolescent respondents’ self-reported height and weight.
*
p-value <0.05