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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of children and SES index (rSES) at baseline (n = 440)

From: Summer effects on body mass index (BMI) gain and growth patterns of American Indian children from kindergarten to first grade: a prospective study

Child Characteristics

N

Statistic

Gender

  

   Female

213

48.4(%)

   Male

227

51.9(%)

Weight status

  

   Normal weight

311

70.7 (%)

   Overweight

63

14.3 (%)

   Obese

66

15.0 (%)

Age at baseline (mean ± SD, year)

 

5.8 ± 0.5

Age at round 2 (mean ± SD, year)

 

6.2 ± 0.5

Age at round 3 (mean ± SD, year)

 

6.7 ± 0.5

Age at round 4 (mean ± SD, year)

 

7.3 ± 0.5

BMI (mean ± SD)

 

16.7 ± 2.89

BMI Z-score (mean ± SD)

 

0.49 ± 1.17

Weight (mean ± SD, kg)

 

22.9 ± 5.50

Weight Z-score (mean ± SD)

 

0.62 ± 1.12

Height (mean ± SD, cm)

 

116.8 ± 5.57

Height z-score (mean ± SD)

 

0.61 ± 0.94

rSES score (mean ± SD)

 

3.0 ± 1.0

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BMC Public Health

ISSN: 1471-2458

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