Table 1

Weighted obesity prevalencea [% (SE)] (Waves II and III)b


MALES
FEMALES



Wave II
Wave III
Wave II
Wave III

Count
4879
4879
4276
4276
Total Sample
11.5 (0.73)
21.1 (0.94)
10.9 (0.74)
23.9 (1.18)
Parental Education




     < HS
12.0 (1.88)*
22.6 (2.57)
16.3 (1.87)**
37.0 (3.02)**
     HS/GED
13.9 (1.36)*
23.2 (1.72)
11.8 (1.27)**
26.5 (1.84)**
     Some College
11.7 (1.26)*
20.7 (1.31)
9.2 (1.06)**
22.0 (1.60)**
     College/Grad
8.2 (1.07)*
18.3 (1.58)
8.6 (1.48)**
15.9 (1.77)**
Income Tertile




     1st Tertile
13.8 (1.41)*
23.2 (1.74)**
13.3 (1.22)**
30.2 (2.12)**
     2nd Tertile
11.6 (0.94)*
22.5 (1.36)**
11.7 (1.09)**
25.1 (1.56)**
     3rd Tertile
9.2 (1.00)*
17.3 (1.39)**
7.7 (1.19)**
16.9 (1.44)**
Race




     White
11.4 (0.92)
20.4 (1.15)
10.0 (0.91)**
21.7 (1.31)**
     Black
12.1 (1.58)
23.6 (2.13)
16.8 (1.68)**
35.8 (3.02)**
     Native American
21.5 (10.33)
40.9 (20.19)
17.0 (6.63)**
42.2 (11.89)**
     Asian
6.4 (2.38)
18.5 (3.76)
2.6 (1.25)**
9.0 (2.96)**
     Hispanic
12.4 (1.89)
21.4 (2.18)
12.5 (1.70)**
28.6 (2.40)**
Region




     West
10.0 (1.57)
20.4 (2.71)
7.9 (1.27)
21.6 (2.08)*
     Mid-West
11.9 (1.48)
21.6 (1.80)
12.0 (1.49)
23.5 (2.51)*
     South
12.7 (1.18)
22.4 (1.51)
11.9 (1.12)
28.1 (1.84)*
     Northeast
8.7 (1.21)
17.1 (1.71)
8.4 (1.81)
17.0 (2.30)*
Smoking




     Never
11.3 (0.76)
21.9 (1.29)
10.3 (0.77)
22.9 (1.46)
     Formerc
14.3 (2.64)
18.8 (1.67)
10.9 (1.64)
26.9 (2.31)
     Current
11.3 (1.70)
21.2 (1.50)
13.4 (1.57)
24.2 (1.94)
Season




     Winter
--d
18.8 (1.52)
--d
21.9 (2.28)
     Spring
12.9 (1.02)**
20.5 (2.04)
11.4 (1.00)
22.0 (3.18)
     Summer
9.8 (0.84)**
21.9 (2.44)
10.1 (1.00)
26.5 (2.12)
     Fall
--e
22.5 (1.27)
--e
24.5 (1.26)

* p < 0.05 within wave and sex; ** p < 0.01 within wave and sex

a Obesity defined as BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 equivalent age- and sex-specific IOTF cut-points at Wave II; BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 at Wave III.

b National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health [N = 9,155]. Weighted for national representation, standard errors corrected for survey design effects of multiple stage cluster sampling.

c Combined with "Current" in regression modeling for Wave II

d Variable is not applicable for Wave II

e Insufficient cell size; combined with Summer for Wave II

Boone et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:26   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-4-26

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