Table 1.
Demographics and Diabetes Risk Factors among High School Aged Youth, YRBS 2009–2015
| Total N=349,451 |
Male N=169,230 |
Female N=180,221 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Sexual Identity | Percentage | Percentage | Percentage |
| Heterosexual | 88.42 | 92.31 | 84.69 |
| Gay/Lesbian | 2.11 | 2.25 | 1.93 |
| Bisexual | 5.72 | 2.62 | 8.8 |
| Not sure | 3.74 | 2.82 | 4.58 |
| Age | |||
| 14 or younger | 12.36 | 11.58 | 13.15 |
| 15 years old | 25.7 | 25.47 | 25.91 |
| 16 years old | 25.04 | 24.99 | 25.09 |
| 17 years old | 23.29 | 23.41 | 23.22 |
| 18 or older | 13.61 | 14.56 | 12.68 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| White | 46.8 | 47.35 | 46.23 |
| Black | 14.96 | 14.42 | 15.52 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 27.17 | 26.95 | 27.44 |
| Other | 11.07 | 11.29 | 10.81 |
| BMI (kg/m^2) | |||
| Underweight | 9.16 | 9.38 | 8.29 |
| Healthy-weight | 64.37 | 60.92 | 68.32 |
| Over-weight | 14.4 | 14.34 | 14.57 |
| Obese | 12.07 | 15.37 | 8.81 |
| Feel Sad | |||
| Yes | 28.09 | 19.84 | 36.34 |
| No | 71.91 | 80.16 | 63.66 |
| In school Bullying | |||
| Yes | 18.51 | 15.56 | 21.31 |
| No | 81.49 | 84.44 | 78.69 |
| Diabetes Risk Factors | |||
| Days of Physical Activity per week | Percentage | Percentage | Percentage |
| 0 | 15.86 | 13.2 | 18.49 |
| 1 | 8.15 | 6.66 | 9.65 |
| 2 | 9.69 | 8.19 | 11.18 |
| 3 | 11.09 | 9.73 | 12.33 |
| 4 | 10.12 | 9.66 | 10.61 |
| 5 | 13.34 | 13.08 | 13.6 |
| 6 | 7.41 | 8.02 | 6.83 |
| 7 | 24.35 | 31.47 | 17.3 |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Hrs Sedentary Behaviors | 3.74 (0.02) | 3.76 (0.03) | 3.72 (0.03) |
| Hrs playing video or computer games | 2.12 (0.02) | 2.15 (0.03) | 2.09 (0.02) |
| Hrs watching TV | 1.67 (0.01) | 1.67 (0.01) | 1.68 (0.02) |
| Days of PE/week | 2.16 (0.04) | 2.32 (0.04) | 2.00 (0.04) |