Table 1.
Characteristics of Study Participants, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009–2014
| Characteristics | Total sample (n=7,757) |
2–5 years (n=1,972) |
6–11 years (n=2,890) |
12–18 years (n=2,895) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, n (weighted %) | ||||
| Male | 3,928 (50.5) | 1,002 (52.2) | 1,466 (51.4) | 1,460 (48.9) |
| Female | 3,829 (49.5) | 970 (47.8) | 1,424 (48.6) | 1,435 (51.1) |
| Weight status,a n (weighted %) | ||||
| Normal weight | 5,068 (66.7) | 1,443 (74.5) | 1,845 (64.5) | 1,780 (64.2) |
| Overweight | 1,199 (15.2) | 255 (13.3) | 461 (16.7) | 483 (15.0) |
| Obese | 1,397 (17.2) | 221 (10.2) | 572 (18.3) | 604 (20.1) |
| Race/ethnicity, n (weighted %) | ||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 2,178 (54.8) | 561 (52.4) | 829 (54.3) | 788 (56.6) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 1,877 (14.0) | 446 (13.9) | 716 (14.1) | 715 (13.9) |
| Hispanic | 2,654 (22.7) | 686 (24.3) | 987 (23.4) | 981 (21.2) |
| Other race/multi-race, non-Hispanic | 1,048 (8.5) | 279 (9.5) | 358 (8.2) | 411 (8.3) |
| Education (household reference),b n (% weighted) | ||||
| High school education and below | 3,737 (40.6) | 968 (40.4) | 1,366 (40.7) | 1,403 (40.5) |
| Some college and above | 3,809 (56.8) | 959 (57.3) | 1,444 (56.3) | 1,406 (57.0) |
| Marital status (household reference), n (% weighted) | ||||
| Married/living with partner | 5,413 (75.0) | 1,425 (78.5) | 2,026 (75.8) | 1,962 (72.4) |
| Divorced/separated/widowed/never married | 2,161 (23.0) | 503 (20.0) | 824 (23.0) | 834 (24.6) |
| Family poverty income ratio, n (weighted %) | ||||
| <130% | 3,356 (33.0) | 962 (38.4) | 1,280 (34.2) | 1,114 (29.2) |
| 130%–<300% | 1,992 (27.6) | 470 (26.0) | 730 (28.0) | 792 (28.1) |
| ≥300% | 1,858 (33.1) | 405 (29.8) | 701 (31.9) | 752 (35.9) |
| Daily intake 8 oz servings, mean (SE) | ||||
| Sugar-sweetened beverages | 1.3 (0.04) | 0.6 (0.03) | 1.1 (0.04) | 1.7 (0.07) |
| Water | 2.3 (0.07) | 1.4 (0.05) | 1.9 (0.08) | 3.2 (0.14) |
| Daily total energy intake (kcal), mean (SE) | 1,866 (16.4) | 1,521 (15.0) | 1,910 (19.9) | 2,016 (28.1) |
a
Normal weight: BMI for age and sex less than 85th percentile; overweight: 85th to less than 95th percentile; obese: 95th percentile or greater.
b
Household reference is the first person aged >18 years listed under household members who owns or rents the place of residence.