Table 1 |
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Demographic Characteristics1. |
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CSFII 1989-1991 |
NHANES 2005-2006 |
NHANES 2007-2008 |
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Number of Observations |
1171 |
977 |
1081 |
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Gender (%) |
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Male |
52 |
50 |
51 |
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Female |
48 |
50 |
49 |
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Race/Ethnicity (%) |
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Hispanic |
8 |
16 |
21 |
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White |
70 |
60 |
58 |
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Black |
16 |
14 |
15 |
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Other |
6 |
10 |
6 |
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Income Level (%) |
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Low |
25 |
26 |
32 |
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Medium |
39 |
30 |
31 |
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High |
36 |
44 |
37 |
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Maternal Education (%) |
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< = High School |
54 |
43 |
48 |
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> High School |
46 |
57 |
52 |
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1 The studied sample included children aged 6-11 y old from 3 nationally representative surveys: CSFII 1989-1991, NHANES 2005-2006 and 2007-2008. 2Income level was based on percent poverty threshold level: Low income was defined as less than 130%, medium as greater than or equal to 130% and less than 300%, and high as greater than or equal to 300% |
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Lasater et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:103 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-103 |
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