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. 2022 Feb 3;17(2):e0263368. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263368

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the MTwiNS and ABC Brains samples.

MTwiNS ABC Brains
Measure n M or Median SD Range n M or Median SD Range
Age (Months) 464 175.60 25.68 87–237 27 122.77 10.96 100–141
Age (years) 464 14.63 2.14 7.25–19.75 27 10.23 0.91 8.33–11.75
Pubertal Developmenta 464 2.96 0.80 1.17–4 27 1.73 0.57 1–3
Annual Household Incomeb 464 $80,000 to $89,999 $4,999 or less–$90,000 or more 27 $20,000 to $24,999 Under $5,000 –Greater than $75,000
Income-to-Needs Ratioc 464 2.40 0.92 0.09–3.72 27 1.18 0.92 0.08–3.05

aPubertal development was measured via parent report with the Pubertal Development Scale [38]. Higher scores on the Pubertal Development Scale indicate later pubertal development, where 1 = “not yet started,” 2 = “barely started,” 3 = “definitely started,” and 4 = “seems complete”.

bAnnual household income is parent report annual gross household income.

cIncome-to-needs ratio was calculated by dividing the mid-point of each family’s income bracket by a poverty threshold based on interview year and number of people living in the household.