Table 2 Mean (SD) fitness z-scores scores by sample characteristics and weight status for NYC public school children 2010–2018 a
From: Severe obesity and fitness in New York City public school youth, 2010–2018
Characteristic | Overall | Underweight | Healthy Weight | Overweight | Class I Obesity | Class II Obesity | Class III Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||||||
Male | 0.06 (1.0) | 0.25 (0.9) | 0.33 (0.9) | 0.02 (0.9) | −0.34 (0.9) | − 0.72 (0.9) | − 1.10 (0.9) |
Female | 0.08 (1.0) | 0.32 (1.0) | 0.29 (1.0) | −0.02 (0.9) | − 0.32 (0.9) | − 0.64 (0.9) | −0.95 (0.9) |
Grades | |||||||
4th – 8th | 0.06 (1.0) | 0.33 (1.0) | 0.32 (1.0) | −0.01 (0.9) | −0.34 (0.9) | − 0.69 (0.9) | − 1.04 (0.9) |
9th – 12th | 0.09 (1.0) | 0.21 (0.9) | 0.30 (0.9) | 0.02 (0.9) | −0.32 (0.9) | −0.68 (0.9) | − 1.03 (0.9) |
Race/ethnicity | |||||||
Non-Hispanic White | 0.35 (1.0) | 0.56 (1.0) | 0.58 (1.0) | 0.18 (0.9) | −0.21 (0.9) | −0.62 (0.9) | −1.00 (0.9) |
Non-Hispanic Black | 0.00 (1.0) | 0.15 (0.9) | 0.22 (0.9) | −0.01 (0.9) | −0.34 (0.9) | − 0.68 (0.9) | − 1.02 (0.9) |
Hispanic | − 0.04 (1.0) | 0.18 (0.9) | 0.21 (0.9) | −0.05 (0.9) | − 0.37 (0.9) | − 0.71 (0.9) | − 1.06 (0.9) |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.17 (0.9) | 0.29 (0.9) | 0.34 (0.9) | 0.00 (0.9) | −0.31 (0.8) | −0.64 (0.8) | − 0.92 (0.9) |
Other b | 0.17 (1.0) | 0.36 (1.0) | 0.41 (1.0) | 0.02 (1.0) | −0.33 (0.9) | −0.67 (0.9) | −1.00 (0.9) |
Free/reduced meal status | |||||||
Yes | 0.00 (1.0) | 0.20 (0.9) | 0.23 (0.9) | −0.04 (0.9) | −0.36 (0.9) | − 0.71 (0.9) | −1.05 (0.9) |
No | 0.26 (1.0) | 0.47 (1.0) | 0.49 (1.0) | 0.12 (0.9) | −0.25 (0.9) | −0.62 (1.0) | − 0.99 (0.9) |
Birth country | |||||||
Foreign born | 0.07 (1.0) | 0.31 (1.0) | 0.32 (1.0) | 0.00 (0.9) | −0.34 (0.9) | −0.69 (0.9) | −1.04 (0.9) |
US born | 0.06 (0.9) | 0.20 (0.9) | 0.26 (0.9) | −0.01 (0.9) | −0.33 (0.9) | − 0.67 (0.9) | −0.96 (0.9) |
English language learner | |||||||
Yes | −0.21 (0.9) | −0.04 (0.9) | 0.00 (0.9) | −0.27 (0.9) | − 0.56 (0.9) | −0.88 (0.8) | −1.21 (0.9) |
No | 0.10 (1.0) | 0.31 (0.9) | 0.33 (0.9) | 0.02 (0.9) | −0.32 (0.9) | −0.67 (0.9) | −1.03 (0.9) |