Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of study participants (n = 213)
From: Does neighborhood environment influence girls' pubertal onset? findings from a cohort study
Characteristic Girls' Ethnicity | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Race/ethnicity | Â | Â |
   African American | 51 | 23.9 |
   Hispanic | 50 | 23.5 |
   Asian | 23 | 10.8 |
   White | 88 | 41.3 |
   Other | 1 | 0.5 |
Family income | Â | Â |
   < $50,000 | 46 | 21.6 |
   ≥ $50,000 | 167 | 78.4 |
Girls' Overweight status (BMI ≥ 85th percentile for age) |  |  |
   Not overweight | 149 | 70.0 |
   Overweight | 64 | 30.0 |
| Â | mean | range |
Age at baseline (in years) | 7.4 | 6.5-8.1 |
Age of birth mother | 40.0 | 22.0-54.0 |
Girls' weight in kg | 27.2 | 16.8-57.3 |
Girls' body mass index (BMI) | 17.23 | 12.2-29.0 |