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Table 1 Demographic, Anthropometric, and Socioeconomic Characteristic of Participants (n = 86) in Imaging Substudy

From: Communicating incidental and reportable findings from research MRIs: considering factors beyond the findings in an underrepresented pediatric population

Variable

Mean ± SD or % (n)

Age (years), mean ± SD

13.6 ± 1.4

Gender, % male (n)

60.5% (52)

BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD

34.1 ± 5.4

BMI Percentile (%), mean ± SD

98.5 ± 1.2

Recruitment Site, % (n)

 

Clinical

51.2% (44)

Community

17.4% (15)

Media

23.3% (20)

Word of Mouth

8.1% (7)

Parent Highest Education Level, % (n)

 

Less than 6th grade

4.7% (4)

Completed elementary school (6th grade)

22.1% (19)

Completed middle school (9th grade)

25.6% (22)

Completed high school (12th grade)

18.6% (16)

Completed technical school

8.1% (7)

Some college

10.6% (9)

College graduate or higher

7.0% (6)

Parent Income Level, % (n)a

 

$0 to $500 per month

2.3% (2)

$501 to $1000 per month

8.1% (7)

$1001 to $2000 per month

10.5% (9)

$2001 to $3000 per month

8.1% (7)

$3001 to $4000 per month

1.2% (1)

Household size (total # of people), mean ± SD

5.3 ± 1.7

Government Assistance, % yes (n)

 

WIC

18.6% (16)

State Medicaid Program

79.1% (68)

Food Stamps (Nutrition Assistance Program)

40.7% (35)

Section 8 Voucher

1.2% (1)

Disability Insurance

7.0% (6)

Other type of government assistance

1.2% (1)

  1. Abbreviations: BMI=Body mass index; SD=Standard deviation; WIC=Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infant, and Children
  2. aParental income level had 60 individuals indicating do not know or refused to answer