Measure or degree of obesity | Girls | Boys | ||||||||
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Non-stress-driven eaters n = 2026 | Stress-driven eaters n = 1538 | Non-stress-driven eaters n = 2757 | Stress-driven eaters n = 496 | |||||||
Mean (95% CI) | n (%) | Mean (95% CI) | n (%) | p(χ2-test) | Mean (95% CI) | n (%) | Mean (95% CI) | n (%) | p(χ2-test) | |
Body mass index (kg/m 2 ) | 21.0 (20.8, 21.1) | 21.4 (21.3, 21.6) | 21.0 (20.9, 21.1) | 21.8 (21.4, 22.1) | ||||||
Waist circumference (cm) | 71.4 (71.1, 71.8) | 72.6 72.1, 73.0) | 75.5 (75.1, 75.8) | 77.2 (76.2, 78.2) | ||||||
Normal weight + underweight | 1757 (87.4) | 1296 (84.7) | 2285 (83.8) | 388 (78.5) | ||||||
Overweight | 208 (10.3) | 177 (11.6) | 336 (12.3) | 77 (15.6) | ||||||
Obesity | 45 (2.2) | 58 (3.8) | 0.010 | 106 (3.9) | 29 (5.9) | 0.012 | ||||
Abdominal obesity | 215 (12.1) | 198 (14.7) | 236 (9.7) | 58 (13.5) | ||||||
No abdominal obesity | 1566 (87.9) | 1152 (85.3) | 0.037 | 2194 (90.3) | 371 (86.5) | 0.020 |