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Table 1 Characteristics (in %) of the study population

From: The prevalence of physical, sexual and mental abuse among adolescents and the association with BMI status

Ā 

Total (n = 51856)

Boys (n = 25326)

Girls (n = 26529)

Vocational education (n = 25426)

Higher secondary education (n = 26408)

Mean age (SD) *

14.4 (1.2)

14.5 ( 1.3)

14.4 (1.2)

14.6 (1.2)

14.3 (1.3)

Gender (boys) ā€ 

49

-

-

50

48

Educational level ā€ ā€ 

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒ Vocational

49

50

48

-

-

ā€ƒ Higher secondary education

51

50

52

-

-

Ethnicity ā€ 

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒ Dutch

86

86

86

84

88

ā€ƒ Non-Dutch

14

15

14

16

12

Weight status *

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒ Underweight

11

9

13

10

12

ā€ƒ Normal weight

80

81

80

79

82

ā€ƒ Overweight

8

9

6

10

6

ā€ƒ Obesity

1

1

1

1

1

Physically abused ā€ 

6

6

6

7

5

Sexually abused *

7

5

8

8

5

Mentally abused *

18

16

20

20

16

Good parental communication *

73

77

69

72

75

  1. * Significant difference between boys and girls and between vocational and higher secondary education (p < 0.05).
  2. ā€  Significant difference only between vocational and higher secondary education (p < 0.05).
  3. ā€ ā€  Significant difference only between boys and girls (p < 0.05).