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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of children with and without autism

From: The prevalence of obesity in children with autism: a secondary data analysis using nationally representative data from the National Survey of Children's Health

 

Children without autism

Children with autism

Gender

  

Female

49.0 (0.31)

21.0 (2.68)

Male

51.0 (0.31)

79.0 (2.68)

Racial ethnic group

  

Hispanic

16.9 (0.25)

10.0 (3.18)

Non-Hispanic white

61.4 (0.31)

70.4 (4.34)

Non-Hispanic black

14.6 (0.23)

15.5 (3.86)

Multi-racial

2.9 (0.10)

1.5 (0.55)

Other

4.2 (0.18)

2.6 (0.93)

Poverty-to-income ratio

  

<1

17.0 (0.28)

18.1 (4.70)

1 - <2

22.7 (0.28)

21.9 (3.29)

2 - <4

33.4 (0.29)

32.9 (3.57)

>4

26.8 (0.26)

27.0 (3.05)

  1. Percentage (standard error) tabulated. Estimates are weighted to be representative of US children.