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Table 4 Comparison of depressive and anxiety symptoms among different categories of actual weight in boys and girls adjusted for age and areas

From: Association between actual weight status, perceived weight and depressive, anxious symptoms in Chinese adolescents: a cross-sectional study

 

Boys

Girls

 

Mean

SD

F

p

Mean

SD

F

p

Depressive symptoms

   underweight

9.7

7.7

  

9.2

7.4

  

   normal

10.0

7.5

2.45

0.09

10.3

7.8

1.74

0.18

   overweight

13.0

9.1

  

11.6

7.5

  

Anxiety symptoms

   underweight

31.1

6.9

  

29.0

5.1

  

   normal

31.0

6.9

1.89

0.15

32.7

6.5

1.43

0.24

   overweight

32.3

6.9

  

32.6

6.1

  
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