Table 1 Characteristics of M-TEENS validation sample

Age (months), mean (SD)

156.8 (7.3)

157.2 (7.4)

156.2 (7.0)

Female, %

45.7

n/a

n/a

 White non-Hispanic, %

42.5

42.3

42.9

 Black non-Hispanic, %

21.3

22.1

20.3

 Hispanic or Latino, %

24.0

24.8

23.0

 Other^a, %

12.2

10.9

13.8

 Measured height (cm), mean (SD)

159.2 (8.4)

160.2 (9.3)

158.0 (6.9)

 Measured weight (kg), mean (SD)

53.1 (12.6)

52.8 (12.8)

53.6 (12.2)

 Measured BMI, mean (SD)

20.8 (4.0)

20.4 (3.9)

21.3 (4.1)

 Obese, %

10.7

12.0

9.2

 Overweight or obese, %

28.0

25.2

31.3

 Parent-reported height (cm), mean (SD)

157.8 (10.1)^b

158.6 (11.1)^b

156.8 (8.6)^b

 Parent-reported weight (kg), mean (SD)

50.8 (12.2)^b

50.7 (12.4)^b

50.9 (12.1)^b

 Parent-reported BMI, mean (SD)

20.3 (4.0)^b

20.0 (3.8)^c

20.6 (4.2)^b

 Obese, %

9.5

9.7

9.2

 Overweight or obese, %

25.5

27.1

24.1^d

 Child-reported height (cm), mean (SD)

158.3 (10.2)^b

158.8 (11.7)^c

157.8 (8.1)

 Child-reported weight (kg), mean (SD)

51.2 (12.4)^b

51.1 (12.7)^b

51.3 (12.1)^b

 Child-reported BMI, mean (SD)

20.3 (4.0)^b

20.1 (3.8)

20.5 (4.1)^b

 Obese, %

8.6^e

9.3^e

7.8

 Overweight or obese, %

23.8^d

25.2

22.1^d