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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Obesity status trajectory groups among elementary school children

Characteristics

Number

Percent

Gender

 Male

826

50.03

 Female

825

49.97

Ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic White

522

31.62

 Non-Hispanic Black

375

22.71

 Hispanic

379

22.96

 Asian

375

22.71

Initial Weight Status

 Underweight

54

3.27

 Healthy Weight

1144

69.29

 Overweight

238

14.42

 Obese

215

13.02

School Title I (SES)a

 High SES

1202

72.8

 Low SES

449

27.2

  1. Note. aTitle I status indicates that at least 40 % of students come from low-income families