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Table 1 Subject characteristics at NGHS 2nd visit1

From: Racial differences in central adiposity in a longitudinal cohort of black and white adolescent females

 

White n = 1106

Black n = 1181

Age (SD)

10.97 (0.56)

11.07* (0.57)

Ht, cm (SD)

145.89 (7.61)

149.50* (8.11)

Wt, kg (SD)

40.52 (10.37)

46.17* (13.03)

BMI (SD)

18.84 (3.63)

20.45* (4.69)

Overweight2 (%)

24.8%

36.4%

Obese (%)

9.2%

20.1%*

Waist Circumference (cm) (SD)

63.60 (8.28)

66.69* (9.82)

Pre-pubertal (%)

29.4%

10.9%*

Pubertal (%)

65.2%

70.5%

<2 years post-menarche (%)

5.3%

17.6%

>2 years post-menarche (%)

0.1%

0.9%

  1. 1Waist circumference was not measured at baseline in the National Growth and Health Study
  2. 2Overweight and obesity were defined as the 85th and 95th percentile, respectively, relative to the CDC Growth Reference.
  3. *p < 0.05 by independent.samples t-test or X2 test. Differences remain significant after adjusting for age.
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BMC Pediatrics

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