Table 1.
Sample characteristics (N=294)
| Sex | |
|---|---|
| Male, n (%) | 153 (52) |
| Female, n (%) | 141 (48) |
| Age, mean (std) | 14.58 (1.92) |
| 12–14, n (%) | 141 (48) |
| 15–20, n (%) | 153 (52) |
| Race | |
| White, n (%) | 39 (13.3) |
| Nonwhite | |
| Black or African American, n (%) | 235 (79.9) |
| Other, n (%) | 4 (1.4) |
| Multi race, n (%) | 16 (5.4) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic/ Latino, n (%) | 22 (7.5) |
| Annual household income | |
| ≤ $30,000, n (%) | 166 (56.5) |
| >$30,000, n (%) | 123 (41.8) |
| Missing n (%) | 5 (1.7) |
| Family history of asthma | |
| No, n (%) | 114 (38.8) |
| Yes, n (%) | 180 (61.2) |
| Age at asthma diagnosis, mean (std) | 4.18 (4.28) |
| < 6 years old, n (%) | 198 (68.4) |
| ≥ 6 years old, n (%) | 96 (32.6) |
| Weight classification by BMI percentile | |
| Underweight, n(%) | 6 (2.0) |
| Normal Weight, n(%) | 142 (48.3) |
| Overweight, n(%) | 54 (18.4) |
| Obese, n(%) | 92 (31.3) |
| Waist-Height Ratio (WHtR), mean (std), range | 0.5 (0.1), 0.35–0.86 |
| ≥ 0.5, n(%) | 115 (41%) |
| < 0.5, n(%) | 163 (59%) |