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Table 3 Characteristics of participants by physical activity trajectory groups

From: Group-based physical activity trajectories in children transitioning from elementary to high school

 

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

p-value

N = 27

N = 365

N = 260

Males, %

77.8%

58.1%

24.6%

<.001

Race

   

.26

 Black, %

51.9%

41.5%

30.8%

 

 White, %

29.6%

35.9%

41.5%

 

 Hispanic, %

7.4%

8.5%

10.4%

 

 Other, %

11.1%

8.5%

17.3%

 

Parent > high school Education, %

48.2%

55.1%

62.7%

.10

Maturity offset, 5th grade, mean (SD)

−2.3 (1.0)

−1.8 (1.1)

−1.3 (1.0)

<.001

BMI, 5th grade

19.3 (5.3)

20.9 (4.7)

21.7 (5.3)

.02

BMI z-score, 5th grade

0.4 (1.0)

0.86 (1.0)

0.99 (1.1)

.01