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Table 1 Characteristics of adolescents in the Growing Up Today Study 2, stratified by sex

From: Family functioning and quality of parent-adolescent relationship: cross-sectional associations with adolescent weight-related behaviors and weight status

 

Females, N = 3768

Males, N = 2614

 

Non-missing values N

N (%)

Non-missing values N

N (%)

Age

3768

 

2614

 

 Years, mean (SD)

 

20.4 (1.8)

 

20.2 (1.9)

Family Structure

3678

 

2572

 

 Mother lives with spouse/partner

 

2920 (79.4)

 

2071 (80.5)

High Family Functioning

3766

 

2608

 

 General Functioning score ≤ 2.17

 

2990 (79.4)

 

2069 (79.3)

High Quality Mother-Adolescent Relationship

3139

 

2029

 

 Relationship satisfaction score ≥ 4

 

2004 (64.1)

 

1217 (60.0)

High Quality Father-Adolescent Relationship

3056

 

2008

 

 Relationship satisfaction score ≥ 4

 

1525 (49.9)

 

1044 (52.0)

Overweight/Obese, IOTF cut-points

3728

 

2600

 

 Males: 90.5 % tile Females: 89.3 %tile

 

847 (22.7)

 

834 (32.1)

Disordered Eating,

3732

 

2390

 

 Engaged in vomiting and/or laxatives, and/or fasting and/or binge eating

 

1252 (33.5)

 

598 (23.1)

Fast Food from a fast food restaurant (McDonalds, KFC, Wendy’s etc.)

3665

 

2540

 

  ≥ 1 serving/week

 

921 (25.1)

 

1075 (42.3)

Sugar Sweetened Beverages,

3680

 

2545

 

  ≥ 1serving/day

 

480 (13.0)

 

894 (35.1)

Screen Time

3050

 

1988

 

  ≥ 2 h/day

 

1028 (33.7)

 

873 (43.9)

Physical Activity

3101

 

2013

 

  < 1 h/day

 

1649 (53.2)

 

856 (42.5)

Sleep duration

3125

 

2036

 

  < 7 h/day

 

639 (20.4)

 

422 (20.7)