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Table 1 Demography, anthropometry and depression

From: Association between Body Mass Index and depression: the "fat and jolly" hypothesis for adolescents girls

 

Boys

n = 19884

Girls

n = 19658

Total

n = 39542

Demography

   

Age years (sd)

17.1 (0.29)

17.1 (0.27)

17.1 (0.28)

Parents working %

   

yes

93.2

92.4

92.8

no

6.8

7.6

7.2

Parents together %

   

yes

71.1

71.2

71.2

no (1)

28.8

28.7

28.8

Anthropometry

Weight Kg (sd)

67.6 (10.3)

56.3 (8.5)

62.0 (11.0)

Height cm (sd)

177.3 (7.0)

164.9 (6.3)

171.1 (9.1)

BMI mean (sd)

21.5 (2.9)

20.7 (3.0)

21.1 (3.0)

BMI category, %

   

< = 17.0

2.2

4.0

3.1

> 17.0-24.0

82.8

85.5

84.1

> 24.0-29.0

12.9

8.7

10.8

> 29

2.1

1.8

1.9

Depression

   

ADRS mean (sd)

1.3 (1.9)

2.2 (2.3)

1.7 (2.1)

ADRS score %

   

0-2

80.2

64.0

72.0

3-5

15.2

25.5

20.0

> = 6

4.5

10.4

7.5

  1. Source: ESCAPAD 2008, OFDT
  2. (1) This category includes young people whose parents are divorced or separated for other reasons, and also those who have lost one or both parents
  3. Notes: sd = standard deviation;