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Table 1 Demographic characteristics among participants (N = 1519)

From: Demographic differences in and correlates of perceived body image discrepancy among urban adolescent girls: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Mean

SD

Age

12.05

1.01

 

Frequency ( n )

Percentage

Grade

 5th

228

15.0

 6th

584

38.4

 7th

573

37.7

 8th

134

8.8

Hispanica

201

14.0

Race

 White

412

27.1

 Black

756

49.8

 Other or Mixed-Race

351

23.1

Enrolled in free or reduced-price lunch programb

1182

83.5

Weight Statusc

 Underweight

44

2.9

 Healthy Weight

687

45.4

 Overweight

305

20.1

 Obese

478

31.6

  1. a86 missing
  2. b52 missing
  3. c5 missing