Table 1.
Baseline Demographics
| Analytic sample (n = 665) |
All NYFS participants (n = 762) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age in years, mean (SE) | 8.4 (0.05) | 8.4 (0.04) |
| Sex | ||
| Male, % | 50.2 | 51.1 |
| Race/Ethnicity % | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 52.9 | 52.1 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| Hispanic | 13.2 | 13.4 |
| Other race or multi-racial | 20.5 | 21.0 |
| Fitness testing, % | ||
| Done | 100 | 93.2 |
| Stopped early | --1 | 2.3 |
| Not done | --1 | 4.5 |
| BMI categories, % (SE) | ||
| Underweight | --1 | 2.4 |
| Normal weight | 64.3 | 62.8 |
| Overweight | 17.4 | 16.3 |
| Obese | 18.3 | 18.5 |
| Asthma outcomes, % | ||
| Past asthma | 17.4 | 16.9 |
| Current asthma | 12.1 | 11.9 |
| Asthma attacks | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Wheeze with exercise | 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Wheeze with activity limitations | 8.4 | 8.3 |
| Screen time | ||
| Reported >2 hrs per day, % (SE) | 42.1 | 43.6 |
| Physical activity ≥60 min daily: | ||
| Mean days/week (SE) | 5.7 (0.1) | 5.7 (0.1) |
| Percent reporting ≥ 60mins every day | 57.5 | 57.5 |
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Analytic sample excludes underweight participants (n=17), those that did not complete fitness test (n = 50), and those that did not complete the examination (n=30).