Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of girls enrolled in structured dance classes.
From: The contribution of dance to daily physical activity among adolescent girls
Sample 1 n = 134 | Sample 2 ‡ n = 101 | Sample 3 ¶ n = 76 | ||||
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n | Mean (SD) or % | n | Mean (SD) or % | n | Mean (SD) or % | |
Age (yr) | 134 | 14.6 ± 1.9 | 101 | 14.5 ± 1.9 | 76 | 14.7 ± 2.0 |
Race/ethnicity, % | ||||||
Caucasian | 108 | 80.6% | 82 | 81.2% | 62 | 81.6% |
African American | 11 | 8.2% | 6 | 5.9% | 7 | 9.2% |
Other ** | 15 | 11.2% | 13 | 12.9% | 7 | 9.2% |
Height (cm) | 134 | 159.8 ± 7.2 | 101 | 159.1 ± 7.4 | 76 | 159.8 ± 8.0 |
Weight (kg) | 134 | 51.8 ± 10.3 | 101 | 50.8 ± 10.8 | 76 | 52.1 ± 9.4 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 134 | 20.2 ± 3.5 | 101 | 20.0 ± 3.7 | 76 | 20.3 ± 2.7 |
BMI Percentile | 134 | 51.0 ± 27.0 | 101 | 49.0 ± 27.6 | 76 | 53.7 ± 25.3 |
Age began dance training (yr) | 134 | 4.4 ± 2.7 | 101 | 4.5 ± 2.8 | 76 | 4.3 ± 2.4 |
Dance training (yr) | 134 | 10.2 ± 3.2 | 101 | 10.0 ± 3.2 | 76 | 10.4 ± 3.0 |
Dance styles studied † | 134 | 5.9 ± 1.9 | 101 | 6.0 ± 1.9 | 76 | 5.8 ± 1.7 |
Dance classes/wk * § | 134 | 6.2 ± 2.6 | 101 | 6.6 ± 2.7 | 76 | 5.9 ± 1.8 |
Rehearsal/wk (h) * | 134 | 6.1 ± 5.4 | 101 | 6.5 ± 5.9 | 76 | 5.7 ± 4.1 |
Company or competitive dance (%) * | 105 | 78.4% | 77 | 76.2% | 61 | 80.3% |