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Table 5 Participants’ Characteristics by Obesity Trajectory Groups with BMI 95 %ile Criterion

From: Obesity status trajectory groups among elementary school children

 

Persistently Non-Obese

Becoming Obese

Chronically Obese

n

%

n

%

n

%

Gender***

 Male

580

70.22

118

14.29

128

15.5

 Female

648

78.55

92

11.15

85

10.3

Ethnicity***

 Non-Hispanic White

414

79.31

58

11.11

50

9.58

 Non-Hispanic Black

273

72.8

42

11.2

60

16

 Hispanic

235

62.01

69

18.21

75

19.79

 Asian

306

81.6

41

10.93

28

7.47

School Title Ia (SES)***

 High SES

937

77.95

137

11.4

128

10.65

 Low SES

291

64.81

73

16.26

85

18.93

  1. Note. Chi-squared test of independence was used to assess significance; ***p < 0.001; Percentages are calculated for each row; aTitle I status indicates that at least 40 % of students come from low-income families
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