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Table 2 Non-overweight adolescents: Baseline (Time 1) and changes in personal, behavioral, and socio-environmental factors

From: Personal, behavioral and socio-environmental predictors of overweight incidence in young adults: 10-yr longitudinal findings

  

Females (N = 887)

Males (N = 756)

Variable

Possible scale ranges

Variables at Time 1

Change in variables (Time 1 to Time 3)

Variables at Time 1

Change in variables (Time 1 to Time 3)

 

Mean ± SD or %

Change in Mean or % (95% CI)

Mean ± SD or %

Change in Mean or % (95% CI)

Personal Factors

     

 Body satisfaction

10-50

33.7 ± 8.7

−2.99 (−3.69, -2.30)*

38.2 ± 8.1

−2.12 (−2.87, -1.36)*

 Depressive symptoms

10-30

18.4 ± 4.4

0.52 (0.13, 0.91)

16.1 ± 4.3

1.23 (0.82, 1.64)

 Weight concerns

4-8

2.6 ± 0.9

0.33 (0.26, 0.40)

1.9 ± 0.8

0.28 (0.20, 0.36)

Behavioral Factors

     

 Eating Behaviors

     

  Energy Intake (kcal)

--

1941.4 ± 834.8

104 (31.1, 177)

2271.1 ± 1127.1

1.20 (−103, 105)

  Fruits servings (servings/d)

--

2.2 ± 1.7

−0.02 (−0.18, 0.14)

2.2 ± 1.6

−0.34 (−0.50, -0.18)

  Vegetable servings (serving/d)

--

1.8 ± 1.3

1.31 (1.15, 1.48)

1.6 ± 1.4

0.97 (0.80, 1.15)

  Whole grain intake (servings/d)

--

0.9 ± 0.8

1.11 (1.01, 1.22)

1.1 ± 0.9

0.94 (0.78, 1.10)

  Sugar-sweetened beverages (serving/d)

--

1.0 ± 0.9

−0.30 (−0.39, -0.22)

1.3 ± 0.9

−0.18 (−0.30, -0.05)

  Fast food (times/week)

--

1.6 ± 1.6

−0.31 (−0.44, -0.18)

1.8 ± 1.6

0.27 (0.09, 0.45)

  Breakfast (times/week)

--

3.7 ± 2.5

0.62 (0.42, 0.82)

4.3 ± 2.6

−0.76 (−1.00, -0.53)

  Lunch (times/week)

--

5.3 ± 2.0

0.32 (0.16, 0.48)

6.0 ± 1.8

−0.38 (−0.54, -0.21)

  Dinner (times/week)

--

5.9 ± 1.7

0.40 (0.26, 0.53)

6.4 ± 1.2

−0.07 (−0.19, 0.05)

 Weight Control Behaviors (WCBs)

     

  Any Unhealthy WCBs (% yes)

--

51.5

1.53 (−2.55, 5.61)

26.0

−0.29 (−4.33, 3.76)

  Extreme WCBs (% yes)

--

9.5

8.42 (5.40, 11.4)

2.4

2.54 (0.71, 4.37)

  Any Dieting (% yes)

--

49.1

5.84 (1.72, 9.97)

15.7

9.53 (5.79, 13.3)

 Binge eating (% yes)

--

8.6

4.60 (1.85, 7.34)

2.4

2.69 (0.87, 4.52)

 Physical Activity

     

  Moderate and vigorous (hrs/wk)

0-16

5.9 ± 4.4

−2.33 (−2.68, -1.98)

7.6 ± 4.6

−2.62 (−3.04, -2.01)

  Sedentary behaviors (hrs/wk)

0-105†

39.7 ± 17.3

−8.55 (−10.1, -6.96)

43.5 ± 21.4

−0.68 (−3.00, 1.62)

Socio-Environmental Factors

     

 Home availability of healthful foods

3-12

9.7 ± 1.8

−0.67 (−0.82, -0.52)

9.6 ± 1.8

−0.79 (−0.96, -0.61)

 Home availability of high-caloric snack foods

4-16

11.0 ± 2.8

−1.13 (−1.35, -0.90)

11.1 ± 2.6

−0.77 (−1.01, -0.52)

 Parental weight-related concerns and behaviorsA

4-16

6.5 ± 2.6

---

6.7 ± 2.8

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 Weight-related teasing (% yes)

--

39.1

0.22 (−3.88, 4.32)

26.4

10.4 (5.98, 14.8)

 Peer dieting behaviors (% yes)

--

72.9

13.8 (10.2, 17.5)

39.3

26.4 (21.0, 31.7)

 Perceived parental overweight (% yes)A

--

41.5

---

44.9

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  1. SD = standard deviation; CI = confidence interval.
  2. *Boldface indicates statistical significant (p < 0.05) change from Time 1 to Time 3.
  3. AVariables were not assessed at 10-year follow-up (Time 3) so changes were not determined.
  4. †Possible score range for sedentary behaviors at Time 3 is 0–126 hrs/wk.