Table 2.

Snack parameters (food and beverages) by adolescent demographic characteristics (n = 6545) ¹.

	Number of Daily Snacking Occasions 2			Snack Size (kcal/occasion) 3			Snack Energy Density (kcal/g/occasion) 4
	Mean	SE	p	Mean	SE	p	Mean	SE	p
Weight status 5
Normal 6	1.69	0.02	-	262.32	4.41	-	2.62	0.03	-
Overweight	1.85	0.05	0.005	305.41	8.84	<0.001	2.51	0.06	0.09
Obese	1.97	0.05	<0.001	339.60	10.12	<0.001	2.41	0.06	0.005
Gender
Male	1.96	0.03	-	342.39	7.60	-	2.56	0.03	-
Female	1.59	0.03	<0.001	227.28	4.67	<0.001	2.57	0.04	0.79
Race
White	1.75	0.03	-	285.66	6.08	-	2.54	0.04	-
Mexican American/ Hispanic	1.76	0.03	0.82	270.33	6.30	0.07	2.54	0.03	0.94
Black	1.91	0.04	0.001	319.78	6.11	<0.001	2.7	0.04	0.001
Other	1.77	0.06	0.77	243.72	9.3	<0.001	2.54	0.07	0.97
Poverty-income-ratio
Low	1.76	0.03	-	291.21	6.75	-	2.53	0.03	-
High	1.78	0.02	0.69	281.79	4.83	0.23	2.57	0.03	0.35

¹ Adjusted for dietary weights, survey cycle year, child age, HH age, EI/EER, and mean meal size. ² Adjusted for mean snack size and energy density of snacks. ³ Adjusted for snacking frequency and energy density of snacks. ⁴ Adjusted for mean snack size and snacking frequency. ⁵ BMI-for-age percentiles: normal weight <85th; overweight ≥85th to <95th; obese ≥95th percentile. ⁶ n = 4062, 48.9% female, 15.5(0.7) years; 61.3% Non-Hispanic White, 17.8% Mexican American/Hispanic, 13.4% Non-Hispanic Black, 7.5% other race. Kcal: kilocalories; g: gram; SE: standard error, HH: head of household; EI/EER: ratio of reported energy intake to estimated energy requirement; - not applicable.