Obesity and Preference-Weighted Quality of Life of Ethnically Diverse Middle School Children: The HEALTHY Study

Table 1

Clinical and demographic characteristics of HEALTHY study participants.

	𝑁	%
Age
10 or younger	91	1.8
11	3535	71.0
12	1353	27.2
Male	2336	46.9
BMI percentile
<85	2456	49.3
85–94	1003	20.1
95–98	1176	23.6
99+	344	6.9
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)
<100	4172	83.8
100–110	745	15.0
110+	62	1.2
Fasting insulin ≥ 30 (𝜇U/mL)	326	6.5
Tanner stage
1	492	10.0
2	1280	26.1
3	1964	40.0
4 or 5	1170	23.9
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic	2857	57.4
Black	1066	21.4
White	1056	21.2
Family history of diabetes	649	17.8
Highest educational grade attained in household
No HS diploma	1308	27.0
Some college	2620	54.1
College degree or higher	912	18.8
	Mean	SD
Height (cm)	150.9	7.6
Weight (kg)	51.6	15.2
BMI	22.4	5.4
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)	93.5	6.6
Fasting insulin (𝜇U/mL)	13.3	11.4