Table 2.
The number of participants (and percentage) for demographic characteristics by age group
| Participant | 6–9 years | 10–12 years | 13–15 years | 16–18 years | 6–18 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | (n=241) | (n=329) | (n=242) | (n=117) | (n=292) | |||||
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Boys | 124 | (51.5) | 178 | (54.1) | 147 | (60.7) | 56 | (47.9) | 505 | (54.4) |
| Girls | 117 | (48.5) | 151 | (45.9) | 95 | (39.3) | 61 | (52.1) | 424 | (45.6) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| African American | 31 | (12.9) | 90 | (27.4) | 57 | (23.6) | 18 | (15.4) | 196 | (21.1) |
| Caucasian | 169 | (70.1) | 175 | (53.2) | 141 | (58.3) | 79 | (67.5) | 564 | (60.7) |
| Hispanic | 30 | (12.4) | 38 | (11.6) | 27 | (11.2) | 10 | (8.5) | 105 | (11.3) |
| Other | 11 | (4.6) | 26 | (7.9) | 17 | (7.0) | 10 | (8.5) | 64 | (6.9) |
| Body Mass Index Category* | ||||||||||
| Underweight | 5 | (2.1) | 8 | (2.4) | 3 | (1.2) | 1 | (0.9) | 17 | (1.8) |
| Normal Weight | 170 | (70.5) | 189 | (57.4) | 157 | (64.9) | 84 | (71.8) | 600 | (64.6) |
| Overweight | 28 | (11.6) | 64 | (19.5) | 34 | (14.0) | 17 | (14.5) | 143 | (15.4) |
| Obese | 38 | (15.8) | 68 | (20.7) | 48 | (19.8) | 15 | (12.8) | 169 | (18.2) |
*
Body mass index for age is based on measured height and weight. Underweight = <5th percentile, healthy weight = 5 - <85th percentile; overweight ≥85th - < 95th percentile; obese = ≥95th percentile (http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/cdc_charts.htm).
Note: All column percentages may not add up to 100% because of rounding