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Table 3 Baseline Demographic Characteristics (Mean (SD) or %(n))

From: Later sleep timing predicts accelerated summer weight gain among elementary school children: a prospective observational study

Variables

Overall Sample (n = 119)

Analytic Samplea (n = 95)

Child Age at Baseline

7.0(0.88)

6.9(0.82)

Child Sex (% female)

48 (57)

46 (44)

Race/Ethnicity

 Latino

24(29)

23(22)

 Non-Hispanic Black

24 (28)

24 (23)

 Non-Hispanic White

19 (23)

22(21)

 Asian/Asian American

19 (23)

19(18)

 Multiracial

8 (10)

8 (7)

 Other

3 (3)

3 (3)

 Hispanic Black

3 (3)

1 (1)

Household Income

 Less than $70,000

41 (49)

42 (40)

 $70,000 or more

48 (57)

46 (44)

 Declined to provide

11 (13)

12 (11)

Parent Education

 Some College or less

31 (37)

28 (27)

 College Degree

43 (51)

45 (43)

 Graduate School

26 (31)

26 (25)

Weight Classification

 Healthy Weight

70 (83)

69 (66)

 Overweight

15 (18)

17 (16)

 Obese

15 (18)

14 (13)

  1. aThere were no significant differences between the overall sample and the analytic sample