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. 2019 Jun 24;173(8):744–753. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.1475

Table 2. Summary of Health Outcomes of US-Born Youth Participants.

Health Outcome Overall Male Female
Total No. No. (%) With Outcome Total No. No. (%) With Outcome Total No. No. (%) With Outcome
Blood Pressure
SBP, mean (SD), mm Hga 351 111.1 (11.7) 172 115.0 (11.0) 179 107.2 (11.0)
No hypertension 274 (78.1) 118 (68.6) 156 (87.2)
Prehypertension 56 (16.0) 44 (25.6) 12 (6.7)
Stage 1 hypertension 19 (5.4) 10 (5.8) 9 (5.0)
Stage 2 hypertension 1 (0.3) 0 (0) 1 (0.6)
DBP, mean (SD), mm Hg 351 62.1 (7.1) 172 62.9 (6.8) 179 61.4 (7.4)
MAP, mean (SD), mm Hg 351 81.0 (7.9) 172 82.9 (7.3) 179 79.2 (8.0)
Body Composition
BMI, mean (SD)b 391 27.1 (7.4) 187 26.9 (6.9) 204 27.3 (7.8)
BMI z score, mean (SD) 1.03 (1.17) 1.09 (1.21) 0.98 (1.13)
BMI percentile, mean (SD) 75.5 (27.4) 75.5 (28.3) 75.4 (26.5)
Underweight 6 (1.5) 3 (1.6) 3 (1.5)
Normal or healthy weight 175 (44.8) 81 (43.3) 94 (46.1)
Overweight 69 (17.6) 29 (15.5) 40 (19.6)
Obese 141 (36.1) 74 (39.6) 67 (32.8)
Anxiety
Youth self-report, mean (SD), T scorec 386 50.8 (11.1) 184 49.8 (10.4) 202 51.8 (11.7)
Clinically significant 22 (5.7) 4 (2.2) 18 (8.9)
At risk 61 (15.8) 29 (15.8) 32 (15.8)
Average 229 (59.3) 111 (60.3) 118 (58.4)
Low 69 (17.9) 40 (21.7) 29 (14.4)
Very low 5 (1.3) 0 (0) 5 (2.5)
Parent report, mean (SD), T scorec 391 49.9 (9.8) 187 50.4 (8.7) 204 49.4 (10.8)
Clinically significant 15 (3.8) 6 (3.2) 9 (4.4)
At risk 48 (12.3) 17 (9.1) 31 (15.2)
Average 266 (68) 136 (72.7) 130 (63.7)
Low 56 (14.3) 28 (15.0) 28 (13.7)
Very low 6 (1.5) 0 (0) 6 (2.9)
Depression
Youth self-report, mean (SD), T scorec 386 48.1 (10.0) 184 46.9 (8.4) 202 49.2 (11.3)
Clinically significant 22 (5.7) 4 (2.2) 18 (8.9)
At risk 35 (9.1) 17 (9.2) 18 (8.9)
Average 210 (54.4) 108 (58.7) 102 (50.5)
Low 119 (30.8) 55 (29.9) 64 (31.7)
Parent report, mean (SD), T scorec 391 51.1 (10.6) 187 50.9 (8.6) 204 51.2 (12.1)
Clinically significant 24 (6.1) 9 (4.8) 15 (7.4)
At risk 37 (9.5) 13 (7.0) 24 (11.8)
Average 279 (71.4) 145 (77.5) 134 (65.7)
Low 51 (13.0) 20 (10.7) 31 (15.2)
Sleep Quality
PSQI score, mean (SD)d 386 3.8 (2.4) 183 3.3 (2.3) 203 4.2 (2.5)
Poor sleep quality 45 (11.7) 45 (24.6) 76 (37.4)
Subjective Health
Parent-rated health, mean (SD), 1-5e 385 2.29 (0.97) 183 2.27 (1.01) 202 2.30 (0.93)
Excellent 95 (24.7) 50 (27.3) 45 (22.3)
Very good 127 (33.0) 56 (30.6) 71 (35.1)
Good 122 (31.7) 56 (30.6) 66 (32.7)
Fair 39 (10.1) 19 (10.4) 20 (9.9)
Poor 2 (0.5) 2 (1.1) 0 (0)

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; SBP, systolic blood pressure.

a

Systolic blood pressure was categorized by percentile for age, sex, and height as no hypertension (<90th percentile), prehypertension (90th-95th percentile), stage 1 hypertension (95th-99th percentile), or stage 2 hypertension (>99th percentile).

b

Body mass index was categorized as underweight (<5th percentile), normal or healthy weight (5th-85th percentile), overweight (85th-95th percentile), or obese (≥95th percentile).

c

The BASC-2 T score was categorized by sex-specific standards as clinically significant (≥70), at risk (60-70), average (40-60), low (30-40), or very low (≤30).

d

PSQI scores ranged from 0 to 21, with lower scores indicating better sleep. Poor sleep quality was defined as a score of 5 or higher.

e

Parent report of child's general health is on a scale of 1 (excellent) to 5 (poor).