Table 2.
Summary of Study Participant Characteristics (N=41)
Characteristic | Number (%) |
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Sex | |
Male, n (%) | 19 (46%) |
Female, n (%) | 22 (54.%) |
Mean Age (SE) | 12.1 (0.2) |
Race, n (%) | |
Mexican American | 17 (42.%) |
Other Hispanics | 14 (34.%) |
Non-Hispanic White | 7 (17.%) |
Non-Hispanic Black | 0 (0%) |
Other | 3 (7.%) |
Mean Fasting Glucose (SE) | 81.1 (1.6) |
Mean Fasting Insulin (SE) | 10.2 (0.9) |
Mean HOMA-IR (SE) | 2.1 (0.2) |
Low socioeconomic status, n (%)* | 31 (76.%) |
Overweight | 17 (42 %) |
Obese | 9 (22. %) |
Insulin Resistant | 8 (20%) |
BP ≥ 90th percentile | 10 (24%) |
SE: standard error. Overweight and obese were categorized as BMI Z-score ≥1.036 and ≥1.64. Participants attending public school and receiving free lunches were categorized in the low socioeconomic category.