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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants (N = 651)

From: Breakfast patterns among low-income, ethnically-diverse 4th-6thgrade children in an urban area

Variable

%

Gender

 

  Female

52.3

  Male

47.7

Race/Ethnicity

 

  Black

61.4

  Hispanic

14.4

  Asian

13.2

  White

6.9

  Other

4.1

Weight Status

 

  Underweight

2.9

  Healthy Weight

56.6

  Overweight

15.8

  Obese

15.2

  Severely obese

9.5

Transportation

 

  Walked to school

66.0

  Driven to school

24.9

  Other

9.1

Consumed dinner the previous night

96.1

 

Mean + SD

Age (yrs)

10.7 ± 1.0

Weight (kg)

44.8 ± 15.1

Height (cm)

146.4 ± 9.2

BMI (kg/m2)

20.5 ± 5.1

BMI z-score )

0.7 ± 1.2

BMI percentile

66.6 ± 30.5

  1. Note: SD = standard deviation.