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Table 1 Means and standard deviations or percentages for the main variables under study

From: Hungry for an intervention? Adolescents’ ratings of acceptability of eating-related intervention strategies

Variable

Mean (or percentages)

Standard Deviation

Age

13.2 years (range 10–17)

1.9

Gender

50.9 % boys

n.a.

49.1 % girls

Weight status

11.9 % underweight

n.a.

71.5 % normal weight

13.4 % overweight

3.2 % obese

Family affluence status

11.7 % low FAS

n.a.

35.8 % medium FAS

52.5 % high FAS

Immigrant status

94.2 % native

n.a.

5.8 % immigrant

Overall acceptance of intervention strategies

3.20 (range 1–5)

0.83

Healthy food intake (average daily intake)

4.0 (range 0–10)

2.3

Unhealthy food intake (average daily intake)

3.9 (range 0–10)

2.4