Study | Current study | Kropa et al9 | Stiefel et al10 |
Years | 2009–2017 | 2009–2012 | 2009–2013 |
Setting | Central New Jersey, suburban | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, urban | Jackson, Mississippi, urban+suburban |
Total, N | 906 | 2678 | 7705 |
Age, mean (years) | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.5 |
Sex (%) | |||
Male | 70 | 69 | 69 |
Female | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Race/ethnicity (%) | |||
Caucasian | 76 | 16 | 32 |
African-American | 4 | 71 | 66 |
Hispanic | 7 | 5 | 1.2 |
Asian | 6 | 7 | 0.5 |
Weight classification (%) | |||
Obese | 11 | 24 | 23 |
Overweight | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Obese+overweight | 30 | 44 | 43 |
Blood pressure | |||
>95th percentile | 15 | 14.8 | 21 |