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Table 2 Eating and weight control behaviors at age 11y by onset of dieting category

From: Dieting is associated with reduced bone mineral accrual in a longitudinal cohort of girls

Variable

Early dieters

Adolescent dieters

Non-dieters

Weight Control Strategies at 11y

n = 44

n = 63

n = 30

 Exercise*

22/44 (50.0)

4/63 (6.4)

0/30 (0)

 Increase fruit/vegetable intake*

14/44 (31.8)

2/63 (3.2)

0/30 (0)

 Eliminate snacking*

21/44 (47.7)

5/63 (7.9)

1/30 (3.3)

 Eliminate sweets/junk*

22/44 (50.0)

3/63 (4.8)

1/30 (3.3)

 Eat less food*

10/44 (22.7)

2/63 (3.2)

0/30 (0)

 Eat low calorie foods*

7/44 (15.9)

3/63 (4.8)

0/30 (0)

 Eat low fat foods*

14/44 (31.8)

1/63 (1.6)

0/30 (0)

 Diet pills

0/44 (0)

0/63 (0)

0/30 (0)

 Liquid diet*

5/44 (11.4)

0/63 (0)

0/30 (0)

 Skip meals

4/44 (9.1)

1/63 (1.6)

0/30 (0)

 Total strategies

2.70 (2.11)A

0.33 (1.11)B

0.07 (0.37)B

 

n = 44

n = 64

n = 30

DEBQ at 11y

 Restraint

2.45 (0.65)A

1.62 (0.63)B

1.27 (0.31)C

 Disinhibition

2.29 (0.52)A

1.91 (0.56)B

1.76 (0.50)B

chEAT at 11y

 Dieting

1.52 (2.03)A

0.17 (0.67)B

0.03 (0.18)B

 Food Preoccupation

0.20 (0.41)

0.08 (0.41)

0.03 (0.18)

 Social Pressure to Eat

0.34 (0.96)

0.31 (1.00)

0.07 (0.37)

 Total

7.52 (1.81)A

4.58 (3.21)B

3.40 (1.81)B

Weight Concerns at 11y

1.24 (0.49)A

0.51 (0.41)B

0.29 (0.30)C

Weight Related Body Esteem 11y

2.61 (0.82)A

3.44 (0.50)B

3.64 (0.54)B

  1. Values are mean (SD) or N (%). Means were compared using ANOVA and tukey’s post-hoc test. Values in the same row with different superscript letters are significantly different from one another (p < 0.05)
  2. *Fisher’s exact test p < 0.05. Early dieters first dieted by age 11, adolescent dieters first dieted between 11 and 15 years
  3. DEBQ Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire, chEAT Children’s Eating Behavior Questionnaire