Table 1.
Sociodemographic and Anthropometric Characteristics of the Cohort
| Male (n = 249) |
Female (n = 251) |
|
|---|---|---|
| n (%) | ||
| Mother's race | ||
| Nonblack | 145 (58) | 148 (59) |
| Black | 104 (42) | 103 (41) |
| Participant's education | ||
| Less than college | 152 (61) | 129 (52) |
| College or more | 97 (39) | 120 (48) |
| Paternal education | ||
| Less than high school | 38 (16) | 49 (20) |
| High school or special schooling | 85 (35) | 67 (27) |
| Some college | 63 (26) | 55 (22) |
| College graduate | 58 (24) | 74 (30) |
| Body size at age 5 years | ||
| Normal weight | 166 (82) | 159 (80) |
| Overweight | 24 (12) | 32 (16) |
| Obese | 12 (6) | 7 (4) |
| Body size at age 9–11 years | ||
| Normal weight | 181 (85) | 198 (80) |
| Overweight | 22 (10) | 29 (12) |
| Obese | 9 (4) | 20 (8) |
| Body size at age 15–17 years | ||
| Normal weight | 161 (88) | 174 (83) |
| Overweight | 15 (8) | 23 (11) |
| Obese | 8 (4) | 12 (6) |
| Body size at age ∼50 years | ||
| Normal weight | 47 (19) | 71 (28) |
| Overweight | 105 (42) | 69 (27) |
| Obese | 97 (39) | 111 (44) |
| Mean (standard deviation) | ||
| BMI (kg of weight/m2) at age ∼50 years | 29.27 (5.34) | 30.30 (7.91) |
| FMI (kg fat tissue/m2) at age ∼50 years | 8.60 (4.39) | 12.56 (5.83) |
| LMI (kg lean tissue/m2) at age ∼50 years | 20.68 (1.90) | 17.66 (2.28) |
FMI, fat mass index; LMI, lean mass index.