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Table 1 Sample socio-demographic characteristics

From: Trends and correlates of unhealthy dieting behaviours among adolescents in the United States, 1999–2013

 

Overall

(N = 113, 542)

Females

(n = 57, 602)

Males

(n = 55, 940)

Weight (kg), mean (SE)

67.46 (0.126)

61.10 (0.118)

73.61 (0.158)

Height (m), mean (SE)

1.70 (0.0008)

1.63 (0.0007)

1.76 (0.0009)

BMI, mean (SE)

23.24 (0.037)

22.85 (0.044)

23.61 (0.042)

BMI percentile, mean (SE)

62.06 (0.198)

60.09 (0.237)

63.96 (0.221)

Race, n (weighted %)

 White

48,012 (60.6)

23,989 (59.9)

24,023 (61.2)

 Black/African American

24,710 (14.0)

12,937 (14.4)

11,773 (13.7)

 Hispanic/Latinos

30,697 (16.3)

15,555 (16.4)

15,142 (16.2)

 All other races

10,123 (9.1)

5121 (9.3)

5002 (8.9)

Age, n (weighted %)

  ≤ 14 years old

10,884 (11.1)

5994 (11.9)

4890 (10.3)

 15 years old

25,651 (25.2)

13,415 (25.6)

12,236 (24.7)

 16 years old

29,103 (26.3)

14,873 (26.0)

14,230 (26.5)

 17 years old

29,527 (23.8)

14,880 (23.9)

14,647 (23.7)

  ≥ 18 years old

18,377 (13.7)

8440 (12.6)

9937 (14.8)

Weight Status, n (weighted %)

 Normal weight

73,765 (66.5)

39,267 (70.2)

34,498 (62.8)

 Underweight

2803 (2.5)

1330 (2.4)

1473 (2.6)

 Overweight

16,796 (14.2)

8568 (13.8)

8228 (14.7)

 Obese

20,178 (16.8)

8437 (13.6)

11,741 (20.0)