Demographics and subject numbers in the Cardiovascular Health in Children (CHIC I) Study:
Subjects in this first phase of the study comprise Cohort 1.
Test Period Pretest Post-test 1 Post-test 2
Test Dates Oct '90 -Feb '91 Feb '91 - May '91 Jan '92 - May '92
Grades tested 3, 4 3, 4 4, 5
Mean Age 8.9 9.2 10.2
Age range 8-10 8-11 9-11
No. of Females:  White 850 816 688
Black 221 207 172
Other 46 43 35
Subtotal female: 1117 1066 895
No. of Males: White 835 799 715
Black 207 196 167
Other 48 48 43
Subtotal male: 1090 1043 925
TOTAL: 2207 2109 1820