Sociodemographic characteristics are associated with prevalence of high-risk waist circumference and high-risk waist-to-height ratio in U.S. adolescents

Table 1 Individual and household characteristics of adolescents (12–19 years) in NHANES 2007–2016 with examination data (n = 4712)

Characteristics	Unweighted N^a	Weighted % (SE)^a
Age, mean (SD)	15.47 (1.98)	15.49 (0.04)
Sex
Male	2433	50.9% (0.92)
Female	2279	49.1% (0.92)
Race/ethnicity
NH White	1390	58.6% (2.15)
NH Black	1171	13.9% (1.18)
Mexican American	1043	13.1% (1.27)
Other Hispanic	538	6.7% (0.70)
Other race/multi-racial	570	7.7% (0.64)
Parental education^b
High school/GED or less	2339	41.0% (1.71)
Some college	1404	31.9% (1.16)
College graduate	969	27.1% (1.57)
Poverty to income ratio^b
Low-income (PIR ≤ 1.3)	1996	30.5% (1.52)
Middle-income (PIR > 1.3–3.5)	1683	37.4% (1.38)
High-income (PIR > 3.5)	1033	32.2% (1.67)
Physical activity level^b
Low	1008	18.9% (0.75)
Medium	2074	43.1% (1.00)
High	1630	38.0% (1.06)
Sedentary activity minutes (mean (SD))	485.76 (174.47)	484.8 (4.38)
High-risk waist circumference^b	8555	17.7% (0.84)
High-risk waist-to-height ratio^c	1785	35.5% (1.03)

NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, BMI Body mass index, SE Standard error, SD Standard deviation, GED General education diploma, PIR Poverty to income ratio
^aUnweighted N (%) represent raw data, weighted % (SE) used 2007–2016 survey weights. Units are as specified unless otherwise stated
^bHigh-risk waist circumference defined as greater than or equal to the gender- and age-specific 90th percentile
^cHigh-risk waist-to-height ratio defined as ≥0.5

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