Table 1 Participant characteristics.
From: Socioeconomic status, BMI, and brain development in children
Demographic | No. of participantsa (%) (N = 7607) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 4023 (52.9) |
Female | 3584 (47.1) |
Race | |
White | 5285 (69.5) |
Black | 1408 (18.5) |
Asian | 478 (6.28) |
Other | 436 (5.72) |
Ethnicity | |
Non-Hispanic | 6053 (79.6) |
Hispanic | 1554 (20.4) |
ADI (Mean, SD) | 92.15 (24.6) Range: 0–125.75 |
Annual household income | |
<50 K | 2227 (29.3) |
50 K - <100 K | 2186 (28.7) |
≤100 K | 3194 (42.0) |
Highest level of parental education | |
Less than High School | 411 (5.40) |
High School Graduate/GED | 586 (7.70) |
Some College | 918 (12.1) |
Associates/Bachelor’s Degree | 2947 (38.7) |
Postgraduate Degree | 2745 (36.1) |
BMIb | |
Mean (SD) | 18.6 (3.85) |
Underweight (<5%) | 301 (3.96) |
Healthy Range (5% - <85%) | 5044 (66.3) |
Overweight (85% - <95%) | 1129 (14.8) |
Obese (≥95%) | 1133 (14.9) |
