Table 1. Comparison of Participant Characteristics in We Run This City Youth Marathon Program, by Training Eventa, Cleveland, Ohio, 2009–2012.
| Characteristic | Baseline |
Followed Versus Lost to Follow-Up |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total |
1.2 Miles |
10K or Half Marathon |
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| Total (n = 1,419)a | 1.2 Miles (n = 1,114) | 10K or Half Marathon (n = 305) | Lost to Follow-Up (n = 464) | Followed (n = 955) | Lost to Follow-Up (n = 369) | Followed (n = 745) | Lost to Follow-Up (n = 95) | Followed (n = 210) | |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 13.00 (1.08) | 12.96 (1.08) | 13.16 (1.08)b | 13.20 (1.04) | 12.91 (1.09)b | 13.19 (1.02) | 12.85 (1.09)b | 13.18 (1.12) | 13.15 (1.06) |
| Sex, % | |||||||||
| Male | 54.1 | 53.1 | 57.9 | 53.3 | 54.5 | 53.1 | 53.0 | 54.3 | 59.5 |
| Female | 45.9 | 46.9 | 42.1 | 46.7 | 45.5 | 46.9 | 47.0 | 45.7 | 40.5 |
| Race/ethnicity, % | |||||||||
| Black | 66.1 | 63.7 | 75.3c | 63.8 | 67.2 | 62.0 | 64.6 | 71.3 | 77.1 |
| White | 14.4 | 15.7 | 9.1 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 12.6 | 7.4 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 13.0 | 14.0 | 9.1 | 15.7 | 11.6 | 17.9 | 12.0 | 6.9 | 10.1 |
| Other race (including biracial) | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 7.5 | 9.2 | 5.3 |
| Baseline BMId, % | |||||||||
| Normal weight | 64.5 | 63.2 | 69.0 | 61.9 | 65.6c | 61.7 | 64.0 | 62.8 | 71.4 |
| Overweight | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 16.7 | 18.9 | 15.9 | 19.4 | 20.5 | 17.2 |
| Obese | 17.3 | 18.5 | 12.8 | 21.4 | 15.5 | 22.5 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 11.3 |
| Baseline blood pressuree, % | |||||||||
| Normal | 85.2 | 85.3 | 84.7 | 88.1 | 83.9 | 88.4 | 83.9 | 86.8 | 83.8 |
| Elevated | 14.8 | 14.7 | 15.3 | 11.9 | 16.1 | 11.6 | 16.1 | 13.2 | 16.2 |
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.
Students trained to run or walk a segment (1.2 miles, 6.2 miles [10K], or 13.1 miles [half marathon]) of the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon. Study sample consists of first-time participants in We Run This City enrolled on a school team that completed the program.
P < .001, χ2 test.
P < .05, χ2 test.
Based on BMI-for-age growth charts. (https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/childrens_bmi/about_childrens_bmi.html): normal weight, <85th percentile; overweight, 85th to 94th percentile; obese, ≥95th percentile. BMI calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters (kg/m2).
Elevated blood pressure defined as systolic blood pressure and/or diastolic blood pressure at or above the 90th percentile for sex, age, and height.