Table 4.
Demographic Information and Health Scores for US Adolescent Athletes by % < 18 Poverty Level
| Variable |
2.5%–10.9% (n = 4296) |
10.9%–17.7% (n = 4442) |
17.7%–44.5% (n = 4264) |
| Age, ya | 16.3 ± 1.2 | 16.3 ± 1.2 | 16.3 ± 1.2 |
| Sex: female, n (%) | 2240 (52.1) | 2410 (54.3) | 2235 (52.4) |
| Grade, n (%) | |||
| 9 | 1000 (23.3) | 1086 (24.4) | 1003 (23.5) |
| 10 | 1171 (27.3) | 1128 (25.4) | 1120 (26.3) |
| 11 | 1204 (28.0) | 1280 (28.8) | 1259 (29.5) |
| 12 | 921 (21.4) | 948 (21.3) | 882 (20.7) |
| Region, n (%) | |||
| Midwest | 3309 (77.0) | 3093 (69.6) | 2722 (63.8) |
| Northeast | 120 (2.8) | 93 (2.1) | 66 (1.5) |
| Southeast | 119 (2.8) | 251 (5.7) | 576 (13.5) |
| Southwest | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.1) | 141 (3.3) |
| West | 748 (17.4) | 1000 (22.5) | 759 (17.8) |
| General Anxiety Order 7-Item | |||
| Total scoreb | 7.1 (6.8, 7.4) | 7.3 (7.0, 7.6) | 8.1 (7.8, 8.4) |
| Anxiety categories, %c | |||
| None | 33.1 (32.8, 33.4) | 32.6 (32.3, 33.0) | 28.6 (28.3, 28.9) |
| Mild | 31.9 (31.8, 32.1) | 31.9 (31.7, 32.1) | 31.5 (31.3, 31.7) |
| Moderate | 19.4 (19.2, 19.6) | 19.6 (19.4, 19.8) | 21.3 (21.1, 21.5) |
| Severe | 15.6 (15.4, 15.8) | 15.9 (15.6, 16.1) | 18.5 (18.3, 18.8) |
| Patient Health Questionnaire 9-Item | |||
| Total scoreb | 7.8 (7.4, 8.1) | 8.1 (7.7, 8.4) | 9.6 (9.3, 10.0) |
| Depression categories, %c | |||
| Minimal or none | 32.8 (32.5, 33.1) | 31.8 (31.5, 32.1) | 23.9 (23.6, 24.1) |
| Mild | 31.5 (31.3, 31.7) | 31.5 (31.3, 31.7) | 29.8 (29.6, 30.0) |
| Moderate | 18.7 (18.5, 18.9) | 19.1 (18.9, 19.3) | 22.2 (22.0, 22.4) |
| Moderately severe | 12.0 (11.8, 12.1) | 12.4 (12.2, 12.6) | 16.6 (16.4, 16.8) |
| Severe | 5.0 (4.9, 5.1) | 5.2 (5.1, 5.3) | 7.6 (7.4, 7.7) |
| Pediatric Functional Activity Brief Scale total scoreb | 12.2 (11.7, 12.6) | 12.5 (12.0, 12.9) | 11.9 (11.5, 12.3) |
| Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0b | |||
| Total score | 78.3 (77.4, 79.1) | 78.9 (78.0, 79.8) | 74.7 (73.9, 75.5) |
| Physical score | 80.9 (80.0, 81.7) | 82.8 (82.0, 83.7) | 78.6 (77.8, 79.4) |
| Psychosocial score | 76.9 (75.9, 77.8) | 76.8 (75.8, 77.8) | 72.6 (71.7, 73.5) |
a
Reported as mean ± SD.
b
Reported as estimated mean (95% confidence interval).
c
Reported as estimated % (95% confidence interval).