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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Family income trajectory during childhood is associated with adiposity in adolescence: a latent class growth analysis

 

N

Mean (SD)

%

Birth – 1 month of Age

   

Birthweight (g)

1356

3489.6 (506.2)

-

Low Birth Weight (% < 2500 g)

1356

-

2.5

Female (%)

1356

-

48.5

White/Caucasian (%)

1356

-

76.3

Mother’s Age (Years)

1356

28.1 (5.6)

-

Mother’s Education (Years Completed)

1355

14.2 (2.5)

-

Income-to-Needs Ratio

1274

2.8 (2.7)

-

≤ Twice Poverty Threshold (%)

1274

-

45.8

15 Years of Age

   

BMI Percentile

843

65.7 (26.7)

-

Overweight/Obese (% ≥ 85th percentile)

843

-

31.0

Waist Circumference (cm)

829

75.6 (12.3)

-

Skinfold Thickness (mm)

866

27.7 (12.7)

-

Income-to-Needs Ratio

924

5.3 (5.8)

-

≤ Twice Poverty Threshold (%)

924

-

21.5